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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: I agree wholeheartedly, with one exception. Not "being told by you." they should see you and the difference between you and others, which is your evidence. However I feel that we may be trying to take things in to our own hands. For I do not remember, other than the performance of miracles, Paul, the apostles, or for that matter Jesus himself ever doing anything more than "presenting" the good news. They didn't use psycology, they didn't try to tell or show what they had "recieved" as a "payment or result" of their believing. They simply delivered the word and the Spirit did the rest. Anything more on our part is a show of a lack of the faith that we are supposed to be modeling. Yet, what works for one may or may not work for another. Personally, I "often,(not always, depending on delivery)" consider it boasting when someone tells what the Lord has done for them. In Christ George |