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NASB | Hebrews 12:14 ¶ Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no one will see the Lord. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 12:14 ¶ Continually pursue peace with everyone, and the sanctification without which no one will [ever] see the Lord. |
Bible Question: I thought all I needed was to be saved to see God. So why do I need sanctification (to be holy - NIV)? |
Bible Answer: The NIV was my translation of choice until I switched to the NASB because of its clarity and literalness. It states this verse as, "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." So what does this mean? Some 'parallel' passages here include 1 Peter 1:15-16 and 1 John 3:2-3. 1 Peter 1:15-16 states (NASB), "but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY." 1 John 3:2-3 states (NIV), "Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure." We are brought into fellowship with God by drawing near to Him with full faith and a clear conscience (Heb. 10:14,22), and a genuine acceptance of Christ as the Savior and sacrifice for sin. Unbelievers will not be drawn to accept Christ if the lives of His believers do not demonstrate the qualities that God desires, which include peace and holiness (John 13:35; 1 Tim. 4:3; 5:23). Yes, you are saved by a genuine confession of Jesus as Lord and believing that He rose from the dead! As evidence of this inward conversion, your life should then begin to demonstrate the qualities of the One who has redeemed you, including holiness, and this process of 'demonstrating those qualities' is called sanctification (Acts 20:32; 26:18; 1 Cor. 6:11). |
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