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NASB | Hebrews 10:26 ¶ For if we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 10:26 ¶ For if we go on willfully and deliberately sinning after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice [to atone] for our sins [that is, no further offering to anticipate], |
Bible Question: Eph.2:8,9 and10 talks about;we are been saved by grace..Not our works.... but when we come to Ph.2:12 ...work out your own salvation with fear and trebling.My question is what does Apostle is saying? one point it is by grace at one point work out. |
Bible Answer: Hi, k.james - Proceeding if we may on the premise that Paul's NT letters constitute Scripture, that all Scripture is inspired of God (2 Timothy 3:16), and that therefore Scripture cannot contradict Scripture, let's compare what Paul said in Ephesians 2:8,9 with Philippians 2:12. He told the Ephesians that salvation comes by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. He called it the gift of God that cannot be attained by works. He told the Philippians to work out (but not work for) their salvation with fear and trembling. What does this mean? Is the salvation spoken of here in Philippians the same thing as the salvation spoken of in Ephesians? In the NT salvation has several different meanings. In Philippians 1:19 the word that the KJV renders salvation means deliverance (from prison). In 1:28 it refers to the eventual salvation of our bodies from the very presence of sin. In Ephesians 2:8 "saved" means salvation of the soul. ..... In Philippians 2:12 the meaning is illuminated by the context of the whole chapter. The meaning of any passage of Scripture or of any word in Scripture is usually made clearer by a careful inspection of the context, and the meaning in any particular case must be determined at least in part by the context. Taking into consideration the immediate context of Philippians 2, factoring in Ephesians 2:8-10, and further considering all New Testament teaching on salvation by grace alone through faith alone, we must conclude in exegeting this verse that Paul is not teaching salvation by works. The salvation spoken of here is not that of the soul but deliverance from the snares which would hinder the Christian from doing the will of God. In this passage "salvation" is best viewed as meaning the deliverance from, by effecting the solution to, the problem that was vexing the Philippians, that is, their contentions. This is the interpretation which best fits the context and which at the same time does not conflict with the biblical doctrine of salvation by grace through faith, not of works. At all events, Paul never says "work FOR your salvation. --Hank |