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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: Hi, MJH... I might add one minor codicil: The Rabbinical method of debate (and the Socratic one, for that matter) presuppose that actual answers will be forthcoming to the questions one poses. If one party or the other will not offer answers -- or abandons lucidity altogether -- it will not matter how well established a tradition of debate is being used: the truth will remain out of reach! (Proverbs 26:4-5) :-) In Him, Doc |