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NASB | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another [your false steps, your offenses], and pray for one another, that you may be healed and restored. The heartfelt and persistent prayer of a righteous man (believer) can accomplish much [when put into action and made effective by God--it is dynamic and can have tremendous power]. |
Subject: Ridding myself of guilt and fear |
Bible Note: Hello Happy Soul, You said, "You can only be included in the Kingdom of God through baptism (being born again) see John 3:1-8" Again, which is it? It cannot be both water and spiritual, for then you are mixing grace and works. The two are mutually exclusive when it comes to salvation. Then you said, "Any future sins committed and the guilt that we might suffer after committing such sins can be alleviated through prayers and supplications to the Father and from prayers offered on our behalf by confessing our sins to others of like faith"? Is Christ's sacrifice on the cross not sufficiento atone for all our sins? (Cf. Eph. 1:7, 4:32, Col. 2:13; 3:13) I agree that it's true that according to Eph. 1:7, "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace." (NASB) However, you've added " but only through obedient faith by our baptism is this process completed in Him."? How so? That's not what Eph. 1:7 says. We're told our redemption and forgiveness are, "...according to the riches of His grace.", not through obedient faith by our baptism. That's clearly adding to Christ's finished work! Gal. 2:16 is quite clear: "nevertheless knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the Law but through faith in Christ Jesus, even we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the Law; since by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified." It's either all of grace or it's not (Rom. 11:6) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |