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NASB | Colossians 1:13 For He rescued us from the domain of darkness, and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Colossians 1:13 For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, |
Subject: once saved, always saved? |
Bible Note: I don't see the account of Ananias and Sapphira as a lesson to them, but rather the judgment of God and a lesson for others. One could hardly say that as a result the two corpses learned not to lie to the Holy Spirit (even though I am sure they never did it again). If we are talking about the imagery of the shipwreck, we could also look at the imagery that Scripture uses to describe regeneration. We see justification (being declared righteous because of what Christ accomplished); redemption (being purchased with the shed blood of Christ...does God sell back the one who falls away?); new birth (does one become "un-born again"?); becoming a new creation (only to become an old creation again?); being transferred by God from one kingdom to another (only to be transferred back?); etc. To me it seems like the images surrounding the transformation of the Christian seem a whole lot more one-way than a shipwreck. Many scholars also consider this shipwreck to be a wrecking of their profession of faith, since that also would be consistent with the sin of blasphemy. --Joe! |