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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 Hank, Another thought occured to me just now. Are we not all born into the world under the sentence of death? Are we not all lost and doomed to eternal damnation? Is it not tue that our sole hope is the gratuitous mercy of God Himself? Does this not show that we come to the gospel as condemned men already? Cetainly our rejection of Christ merely proves our just punishment, does it not? Since the gospel has not been preached to all men, in all places and in all ages, do those who have never heard it escape final judgement by virtue of their ignorance? I think not! Therefore we are condemned for our sins against our Creator and not for rejecting Christ alone. John |