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NASB | Philippians 1:6 For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 1:6 I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return]. [Rom 14:10] |
Subject: Am I saved until Christ returns? |
Bible Note: "I don't mean to be argumentative. I have debated it with myself for sometime and after experiencing it for myself there is no way I will be convinced otherwise." Well, if experience is truly the definitive teacher for you, I am certain that you will not be convinced otherwise. Just curious: what would you say to Mormons who are equally is convinced that the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ because they prayed about it and felt the famous "burning in the bosom"? Experience is subjective and a horrible lens for interpreting Scripture, especially considering the deceitful sinfulness which still seeks to reign in our hearts. True Christian experience flows from biblical truth and is not the basis for determining it. If speaking in tongues is "meeting Jesus," how do you explain the two thousand years of God's saints who somehow managed to accomplish much greater things than you and I for His kingdom and yet did not speak in tongues? Were the expansion of Christianity, the Protestant Reformation and the modern missions movement really accomplished by so many individuals who did not show the sign you insist is necessarily a by-product of receiving the Spirit? --Joe! |