Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Ephesians 3:17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. And may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love, |
Subject: Are our hearts HOLY or Wicked? |
Bible Note: Hi, Ray! Jesus tells us that He is the Truth (John 14:6) and that the words that He spoke are "spirit and life" (John 6:63)... I take into consideration that the Word incarnate reveals who He is: the Truth (in Him there is no deceit: "the Father and I are one") and His words give us Life (this life of course is spiritual life in Him)... so to me Jesus' Word is synonymous or congruent to both His Divinity and Scripture (as all Scripture is God-inspired)... by emphasizing Word I am playing on the spoken Commandment inferred by Jesus' Authority (as in His statement "I am the Resurrection and Life"), the transcendency of Scripture (as God's Word) and the Life that Jesus Word offers us! In John 15:3-6 Jesus is revealing, as He did during so many other occasions, that He has the Power to cleans us, to expunge our sins, with just His Word: sheer Authority: Will; consequently, Scripture, being God's Word, is alive and God's Spirit quicken's our spirits and give us Life though His Word (Scripture)! "Jesus as the Vine" Correct! Jesus is not merely using a picturesque metaphor... He is telling us that He is Life, that we are empty vessels that can be filled with God's Holy Spirit or that we can continue in the vacuousness of human intellect and wisdom (whe know where human intellect and wisdom leads!--Romans 8:6)... so when we allow the Holy Spirit to enlighten us, we begin to accept Jesus terms (Will), instead of relying on our own abilities--without Him we can do nothing! Romans 3:23-24 explains this sumbiotic relationship that we have with Jesus: we humble ourselves in obedience and He cleanses us, He makes us whole, and He makes us into God's children! It is through Grace that we Live! God Bless! Angel |