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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to God's will, both publicly and privately--behaving honorably with personal integrity and moral courage]; |
Subject: God allowing things in our lives |
Bible Note: Yes, Christ did allow the pain of the cross to come upon himself. Matt. 26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? Phl 2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. God allowed his Son to suffer, because as John 3:16 says He loved the world that much. But the key word here is allow, Jesus had the power to lay down his own life, and to take it up again. John 10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. Right there Jesus says that he lays down his life, he says nothing about the Father laying it down, he points out that he is in control. So no, it puts nothing to rest. The plagues would never have come on Egypt had Pharoah been obedient. But Pharoah, like many people today, blame God for the plagues, instead of realizing, God had already sent his Word, he said this would happen if you listen to me, this would happen if you dont, now you get to chose. Just like this passage Deu 30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, [that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live: God even goes so far as to tell them what they should choose, but not all did, and even today, not all do chose to live in his blessing. Lets put it this way, we are the express image of God on this earth, and we are suppose to conform ourselves to the image of Jesus Christ, we are to take on his character and live upon this earth untill he returns for us. If I were to explain to my child why they are not to do a certain thing, such as play out in the street, and they know what I've said, yet they sneak out of my house as a teenager and play in the street and get hit by a car.... am I responsible? Was it me setting them up to get hurt... or would they have been better off to have been obedient? Kind of puts a rest to it now doesn't it? God Bless! |