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NASB | 1 Peter 1:2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace be yours in the fullest measure. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 1:2 ¶ according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by the sanctifying work of the Spirit to be obedient to Jesus Christ and to be sprinkled with His blood: May grace and peace [that special sense of spiritual well-being] be yours in increasing abundance [as you walk closely with God]. [John 14:27] |
Subject: Why can we not just be Christians? |
Bible Note: Aixen7z4 quote: "Someone will say we cannot let false doctrine go unchallenged. But the challenge before us is to find the part that we agree on, and focus on that." .... Is it? Does it measure up to God's command to believers in 1 Thess. 5:21: "Test all things; hold fast what is good"? There is a smattering of truth in all religions, but believers are never commanded to focus on partial truths and half truths for unity's sake. Scripture says that followers of Christ are to test all things. Yes, doctrine divides. Sound doctrine always separates the sheep from the goats. Pray tell me how it can do otherwise. The challenge before us is NOT "to find the part we can agree on, and focus on that." The challenge before us is to preach the word! The challenge is to be ready in season and out of season, to convince, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and teaching (2 Timothy 4:2). The Christian may be able to agree with, for example, a Jehovah's Witness on some things. Is he therefore, for the sake of unity, supposed to focus on those things and never mention that the Watchtower Society denies the Deity of Jesus Christ? Unity sought at the expense of sound doctrine is a vain, pointless and ignoble pursuit. --Hank |