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NASB | Ephesians 2:5 even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 2:5 even when we were [spiritually] dead and separated from Him because of our sins, He made us [spiritually] alive together with Christ (for by His grace--His undeserved favor and mercy--you have been saved from God's judgment). [Rom 6:1-10] |
Subject: Thanks, but what about....? |
Bible Note: Dear zach†, Greetings in the name of Jesus! I take it that you have not served in an inner city mission for the homeless, or in a country without a Judeo-Christian foundation. Even a few weeks of serving meals and preaching to the derelicts and addicts and 'professional welfare recipients' will either give you a hope for their salvation, or condemnation for their inability to walk out their salvation in Christ Jesus. Another few weeks in Japan or China would confirm that hope (or condemnation). If we say that you have exactly one chance to grab that lifeline, and if you let go, hell awaits you, then 90-percent of mission work is in vain. Even in the my present place of service to God, many seeking salvation are those that have previously 'accepted' Jesus as Savior and walked away. What are we to do? Perhaps keep a record of those that have recited the "Sinner's Prayer," and if they fall away but try to return, we refuse entry to church? I don't know how you got saved, my friend, but a great many souls on this celestial ball have nigh-impossible barriers (plural) to overcome in order to serve Christ. I must say that this philosophy could only be viable in America! :-) (or perhaps another 'civilized' nation) In Christ Jesus, charis |