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NASB | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole Law but stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of [breaking] all of it. |
Subject: Why keep the Moral Law? |
Bible Note: On another side note, I'm sure it really bothers God to see so many of His children who claim to have faith in the sufficiency of His Son with the seeming attitude of "Watch and see HOW MUCH I can do FOR God. He really needs me." God never calls you to do things FOR Him. He calls you to Himself and to abide in Him. Doing things FOR God implies that He can't do it, when He said He could raise up stones if He wanted to. Doing things FOR God is what Abraham did when he sired Ismael through Hagar. Doing things FOR God is what King Saul did when he brought back all those nice sacrifices when God told him to kill everthing. Doing things FOR God is what the apostles did when they drew lots to replace Judas. That is what Peter did when he said, "Lord, I'll never deny you," and when he cut off the soldiers ear. That is what the Pharisees thought they were doing by keeping the Law, they were doing it FOR God. The New Testament has a really good word for this attitude and works - it's called 'flesh.' I do not for one second believe that we are saved by works, either. And if works can't make you right with God before salvation, they certainly can't keep you right with God after. Freed from PBA, Bill Mc |