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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: I think you mistook my words. I did not define obedient faith that way, but assumed you defined it that way because of the language you used. In fact your response solidifies my assumption, because you clearly state a four-fold obligation by a person in order to become and remain Christ's: 1) "We are Christ's when we clothe ourselves with Christ by being buried with Him in baptism and 2) putting to death our old self by no longer 'allowing' sin to rule over us; 3) sacrificing 'self' to Live for Christ; and 4) we continue to be Christ's when we choose to live in the spirit by not continuing willfully to commit acts that are ungodly..." I agree with the first, because it comes straight out of Romans 6, but even there, you have lumped the whole together to make the entire act of salvation one of your works. Or to say it differently, you appear to be saying that the Lord Jesus made a way possible to be saved, but we have to work our very hardest to become and remain saved. What am I missing? Steve |