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NASB | Hebrews 11:40 because God had provided something better for us, so that apart from us they would not be made perfect. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 11:40 because God had us in mind and had something better for us, so that they [these men and women of authentic faith] would not be made perfect [that is, completed in Him] apart from us. |
Subject: Superior Hope |
Bible Note: One cannot judge a philosophy based on how the people behave who claim it as their own. A philosophy has to be judged by its own merits; i.e., what it says for and about itself. Although Christianity is not a philosophy, the same principles apply. Just because people called themselves Christians does not mean that they were applying the tenents of Christianity. We know that Christ never instructs His disciples to coerce anyone into anything. So, when we see coercion it does not flow out of Christianity, regardless of what people call themselvles. The scriptures foretold that there would be false believers and false teachers and false doctrines. The surprise is that it hasn't been far worse. |