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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: Dear Ed, I am happy to say that I agree with much of what you have said. In my zeal for the gospel, I, pehaps, have given the impression that reason and science have no place at all. That was not the point which I wanteded to convey. They have their place to be sure! But as you said their place is to give us "the entrance to share the Gospel." Now we are singing from the same hymn book! The question I was answering was "If someone does not accept the Bible as God's word, then tell how you would convince them there is a Creator?" My response was "I don't believe that anyone (without certain exceptions; Infants, severely hanicapped etc.) does not truly believe in a Creator. If they really did'nt believe they would have an excuse before God." I take it, we agree up to this point. Right? My next remark was probably the one that you dis-ageed with. I said "I think that science, logic and philosophy are good tools for the apologist, but not the evangelist. His tool is the Gospel." This remark of mine was not definitely too sweeping a statement. I apologize. What I should have said is that they are not the PRIMARY tools of the evangelist. In fact the gospel is not a tool as much as it is a spiritual weapon, wielded with the intent of slaying the "old man". We must die before we can be raised to new life in Christ. Tools are meant to fix things that need repair. The old man is beyond repair! Your comments? John |