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NASB | 2 Peter 2:9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Peter 2:9 then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, |
Subject: Passage may say some born cannot be save |
Bible Note: Dear Granny, Yes, the verse I cited above (2 Peter 2:9) might lead a person to this opinion. There might be others. That doctrine is called "double predestination." However, I believe that such a teaching is in error. Emil Bruce discusses this topic, stating "The Bible does not contain the doctrine of double predestination, although in a few isolated passages it seems to come close to it. The Bible teaches that all salvation is based on the eternal Election of God in Jesus Christ, and that this eternal Election springs wholly and entirely from God's sovereign freedom. But wherever this happens, there is no mention of a decree of rejection. The Bible teaches that alongside of the elect there are those who are not elect, who are 'reprobate,' and indeed that the former are the minority and the latter the majority; but in these passages the point at issue is not eternal election but 'separation' or 'selection' in judgment. Thus the Bible teaches that there will be a double outcome of world history, salvation and ruin, Heaven and hell. But while salvation is explicitly taught as derived from the eternal election, the further conclusion is not drawn that destruction is also based upon a corresponding decree of doom." In Him, Doc |