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NASB | Galatians 6:17 ¶ From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Galatians 6:17 ¶ From now on let no one trouble me [by making it necessary for me to justify my authority as an apostle, and the absolute truth of the gospel], for I bear on my body the branding-marks of Jesus [the wounds, scars, and other outward evidence of persecutions--these testify to His ownership of me]. |
Subject: khuck ... thanks for your answers .. |
Bible Note: khuck... sorry that it has been days since you wrote to me and I have not replied sooner. It looks like you took a little heat about this subject for me. Sorry... In reply tp your questions... 1. I equate it to my life because... I also bear on my body the marks of Christ. 2. like I said ... confirmation of who I am in Christ. 3. the bennifits are clear to me... forgivness... forgivness... forgivness. You may find this harder to understand than you are willing to admit, but there are some people who's life is predestine by God, as a guilt offering, to bring forgivness of sin, through Christ Jesus. The perfect forgivness only comes from Heaven, through the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit, but to those that are living in the here and now. There are many things Paul wrote about that he would have had no way of knowing such things if it were not revealed to him, like his own predestination. The marks he had on his body were not new to him, but he had aquired them throughout his lifetime, but seeing that they are the marks of Christ, he could clearly see that God has always had him included in His plan to be who he is now. Paul understood that no one would refer to his days before the encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus as a part of his life that God had determined to be. Because as mankind we natually think of the first part of Paul's life as being ... well not in step with God. And if that were true ... then predestiny has no real meaning. remember this ... if you don't take offense, then there is no offense. You are welcome to ask me any further questions you may have. And if you'd like to do that elsewhere and not on this forum, let me know. Thank you ... Kathy ... Joel k |