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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: Well Doc, it's been over 30 years since I did that tid bit of research. Who knows? Perhaps I have had it wrong all these years. Perhaps I shouldn't feel so bad for getting rounder and rounder after all. Either way, I've lived many years with that phrase in mind, and I have found that "anything done to the excess" does tend reverse the initial goal, make one a glutton, or worshiper of one sort or another, which is sinful, or just plain burn one out. In Him. |