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NASB | 2 Peter 1:8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they render you neither useless nor unfruitful in the true knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 1:8 For as these qualities are yours and are increasing [in you as you grow toward spiritual maturity], they will keep you from being useless and unproductive in regard to the true knowledge and greater understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
Bible Question:
Doesn't 2 Peter 1:1-11 cast doubt on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints? I quote from A.W. Pink: "In 2 Peter 1:8, we read: “For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” The unescapable inference from this is that, if the “these things” (mentioned in 2 Peter 1:5–7) do not abound in us, we shall be “barren and unfruitful”—compare Titus 3:14. In such a case we bring forth nothing but leaves—the works of the flesh. Unspeakably solemn is this: one who has been bought at such infinite cost, saved by such wondrous grace, may yet, in this world, fall into a barren and unprofitable state, and thus fail to glorify God." If we can be "barren and unfruitful", how long can we be this way until we have proved we are not saved? Just a thought. This relates to my previous question "Who makes the rules." |
Bible Answer: This has been debated many times ... use Quick Search to find what each side says. "Opinion ain't much" ... and it is for both sides, since the Bible is not used corectly ... else one side would be defenseless. |
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