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NASB | Ephesians 2:3 Among them we too all formerly lived in the lusts of our flesh, indulging the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:3 Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God's] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind]. |
Subject: "objects of wrath" |
Bible Note: John We can serve God or we can serve the world. Jesus made the admonishment to the servant who was faithful serving God. All through the Bible God calls His faithful servants, He commends them for their service. He commended Moses, David, Solomon his prophets and those of us today that call upon Jesus Christ as Lord and Master serving faithfully. Yes God can do anything but He has chosen not to violate our will. He took Adam and Eve into the garden and gave them a choice follow him or disobey. Look at the their temptation. the serpent didn't say eat it has been preordained, he said eat you will become like God. We are born with a propensity to sin, we can’t help it sin has entered us. One day that propensity leads us into actual sin and we are thus condemned. We never realize that sin until the Holy spirit comes upon us and we stand convicted. We then have the choice say hog wash we are as good as everyone else if I go to hell I won’t be alone or we can say Father forgive me by the blood of the Lamb who became to propitiation of my sin. EdB |