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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]. |
Bible Question (short): "objects of wrath" revisted |
Question (full): John Reformed The problem I have with your interpretation that the "objects of wrath" mentioned in Rom. 9:22 and in Eph. 2:3 are not one and the same is this. Even though in Eph. 2:3 the words "prepared for destruction" are not found, that still isn't proof to suspect that the "objects of wrath" in Rom. 9:22 differs from those mentioned in Eph. 2:3 If the "objects of wrath" in Eph. 2:3 were not the same as the "objects of wrath" in Rom. 9:22 then they would be labeled "objects of mercy" I don't see Scripture mentioning a third class of people that we could say are in between the two states. I see them as either "objects of wrath" or "objects of mercy" Where do you come up with a third category? In your interpretation you make a third class of individuals. I don't believe that Scripture supports that idea. Blessings to you New Creature |