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NASB | Philippians 3:9 and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 3:9 and may be found in Him [believing and relying on Him], not having any righteousness of my own derived from [my obedience to] the Law and its rituals, but [possessing] that [genuine righteousness] which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith. |
Subject: Is the sin nature a substance or mindset |
Bible Note: [To say we came out of a divine nature would require a vestige of that divine nature to be in each of us, thereby making us already gods in a certain respect and worthy of worship, glory, and praise. This is not the case. We are created beings (Gen 1:27) with no divine nature or tie to a divine nature beyond the Holy Spirit indwelling us when we believe.] That's an overkill to be sure. "Because we have come out of the divine nature, which chooses to be divine, we must choose to be divine, to be OF God, to be one with God, loving and living as he loves and lives, and so be partakers of the divine nature. Otherwise we perish." See John 17 because that's all McDonald is speaking of here. "Man cannot originate this life. It must be shown him, and he must choose it" ....by his own freewill that the Holy Spirit can direct. John 14:26 (NASB) "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. John 15:26 (NASB) "When the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, that is the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, He will bear witness of Me [Wrong. Again Jesus is not the Father of it. He is the Author and Perfecter as you have stated. There is no Scripture saying He is the Father of sonship. Only God the Father can be that father. As for Jesus being the vehicle of sonship (i.e. the one through whom we receive sonship), I already gave John 1:12. I would also add Eph 1:5.] You're tough to keep from warping... Who is the "everlasting Father" in Isaiah? Who is Emmanuel with us? [#3. If I'm understanding you correctly, you are saying that Jesus is the Son only because of His finished earthly work. And that God, foreseeing that completed earthly work, was willing to say Jesus was His son.] Sure. As I stated somewhere, there is no time in God's thinking. Everything with God is in the present tense. He KNEW Jeremiah before he was born, etc. This places the foreknowledge of God at His disposal that He give direction to accomplish what He wants done to whomever is "adandoned" to Him. It's not pedestination as you may think I mean. Just foreknewldge. He knew the outcome of Jesus' life beforehand..Yours and mine, also. Remember Proverbs 16:9 (NASB) The mind of man plans his way, But the Lord directs his steps. The mind of man in this instance was Jesus' mind set on the purposes of God because of the ..."JOY set before Him..". God directed His steps. That said, where should our minds be set that we find favor with God that we become son's with new bodies? .....Pharaoh's mind was also set in Exodus. What did God do with him? Can't you see freewill in this? [Again the answer is no. The Son was given to mankind. He was always the Son as His relation in the Triunity of the Godhead. (Romans 8:3; Galatians 4:4-6; 1 John 4:9-14)] The Son eguals the "Word" who laid aside His heavenly attributes to become Jesus..."Thou shalt call His name Jesus..."....no longer the "Word". I don't think it necesssary I repeat my above refutation of your thinking. Jesus, the man is the new habitation for the Word. Now the [Word] has a Glorified human body to dwell in. [#4. You are confusing the work of sanctification (which is a learning process) with our adoption as sons (which is already accomplished--Romans 8:15; Galatians 3:26; Ephesians 1:5).] I'm not confusing anything. If it's a learning process then it's not finished is it? Seems you're the one confused. Why is the whole world groaning and still waiting for that to happen...Hmmm? Chambers is deep, too deep for those who don't understand the Kingdom of God and what becoming a son means. Lewis I never read that much of Him to have an opinion. |