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NASB | 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. |
Subject: How do we preach the Gospel? |
Bible Note: EdB, I'm glad you hopped on this string. George appears to stress God's wrath in his witnessing, you God's love. For George the Gospel is Christ's dying to save us from the wrath to come (1 Thess 1:10); for you it's the compassion of God in Christ Jesus (Mark 5:19). Both are aspects of the Gospel, no doubt, but Chambers specifically writes that it is far less what Christ has done for you and me than what it is about you and me that killed Him. As believers, as Christians we are not just saved from hell, but from ourselves. "Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sins of the world." EdB, you speak about passion for the lost, Hallelujah! so how will we break a heart open to the truth of John 1.29? Colin |