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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: Is the Potter free to do as He pleases? |
Bible Note: Greetings my friend, As I have always said, those seemingly restrictive references, as offered by Calvinists, can be logically fit into an unlimited scenario of atonement much more easily than universal references can be made (or "forced") to fit into a limited atonement scenario. As we know, the Bible does not contradict itself. So what are we to do? We do the same thing that we do when confronted with these type of things on any other issue- we look at what the whole of Scripture says, and come to a conclusion that supports the WHOLE of Scripture. Blessings to you, Makarios |