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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: If I may interject at this point, I'd like to think there's room for both sides of this argument to see the other and agree on some common ground. Like I've mentioned before, everyone readily agrees there is no specific verse or set of verses, in the NT, that give the impression of "Thou shalt do this" or "Thous shalt not do this." Don't you see the end result or conclusion from my previous post is that God wants us to grow up and get away from a need for this kind of specific commands...that's why there's so few of those kind of imperative statements in the NT. God wants us to figure out that most of His Word is really issued for our good so that we will find peace and salvation in His Family. We need to see ourselves as obedient children and obey ALL of His commands, regardless of their category as I cited previously. The bottom line is: it doesn't really matter what terminology we use or the system we come up with to organize the commands of God. I'm convinced we all know that we must comply with the examples and commands as best we possibly can in order to please Him and find ourselves in a favorable position when it comes to Judgment Day. I do hope this post will motivate both you and EdB to reconcile your differences and go back to being good and faithful servants of God, setting good examples for the rest of us on the Forum. It's sad and depressing to see such good friends bicker over such an elementary subject (imo). I'll be praying for blessings of peace for both of you. Country Girl. |