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NASB | 2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 2:15 Study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth. |
Bible Question:
Is it possible for a person to stop sinning? We all HAVE sinned that is True, but can a person cease from sinning? If you answer no, why then did Jesus tell a man and a woman to "Go and Sin No more", if it were not possible to do? ††† In His Holy and Precious Name, Jesus Christ ††† email : DiscipleDave@discipledave.com my website: http://DiscipleDave.com/Index.html |
Bible Answer: Sure, but are you talking about the act, or what is in the heart? A criminal will stop committing crimes if he values his life more, or his freedom more, but that doesn’t mean his heart is not the same. And that is what the Lord Jesus is talking about more often then not. If what is in the heart isn’t replaced with what is in the Lord’s Heart then no, the sinner continues to contemplate the fulfillment of what is in his heart (Gen:8:21) even though he might not act on it, but if he perceives that opportunity presents itself and there is no risk or fear of losing what he values more, he might follow through with it. Hence fear of the Lord thy God, has its value.(Deut:17:19) If what is in man’s heart is replaced by what is in the Lord’s heart, then the desire and expectations are for the fulfillment of what is in the Lord’s heart. For example righteousness. When the Lord God referred to King David as a man after His own heart, can be perceived as one who seeks the love of God or God’s favor, but could it mean that King David wanted the same heart as his Lord and Master’s Heart, and detested that which was of his own? |