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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: "a thorn in the side"? or Not? |
Bible Note: I like the way you put it. And, would you not say that "our" mission which we have apparently accepted, or we would not be doing what we are at this very moment, is likewise to make known the consequences should one not accept the Lord and Savior? I'm sorry my dear brother, but I simply can not, (NOT tell) the WHOLE TRUTH and nothing but the TRUTH. It seems to me that everyone desires to preach on the rewards and no one, the wages. I simply can not understand!! I consider myself a "Conservative." There are Conservatives, and there are Liberals. It appears to me that everyone is either ULTRA Conservative or ULTRA Liberal. I am neither. I tend to be conservative, but am liberal on occasion. When it comes to the Word, I am neither conservative, nor liberal. What I am is factual, for I do not have the choice to pick and choose. If one can not preach and teach the "WHOLE WORD," then one would be wiser to keep the mouth shut... I am not coming down on anyone, for we each are endowed with our own gifts. Can the hand tell the foot what it should or should not do, and how to do it? No. It would seem that where we Christians today are concerned, a large majority of the time, the only members of the body that associate with one another are the foot and mouth. It is good to teach, but we who choose this path should take care, for we will be held to account more so than the layman. You, my brother quote the Lords words in the book of Matthew. You are correct. You denote the parable of the wheat and the tares. Would you not agree that the Church today is being choked out by the tares and their desire to appease them? I assert the following; “When I say to the wicked, O wicked man, you will surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade him from his ways, that wicked man will die for his sin, and I will hold you accountable for his blood. But if you do warn the wicked man to turn from his ways and he does not do so, he will die for his sin, but you will have saved yourself.” I am just another member of the body. Perhaps I am the foot. It tends to occasionally smell. It is only too often found in the mouth, but without it, where would the body be? In Christ George |