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NASB | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 3:2 Beloved, we are [even here and] now children of God, and it is not yet made clear what we will be [after His coming]. We know that when He comes and is revealed, we will [as His children] be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is [in all His glory]. |
Subject: Actual bodies in heaven? |
Bible Note: Greetings Bill! All Scripture is authoritative, but not all Scripture is directly applicable to everyone. Consider the example of Noah? God commanded Noah to build an ark. Was that command authoritative? Was it historical and true? Yes! However, the command was specifically addressed to Noah, not to me. Therefore, to argue that if all of Scripture is authoritative then I need to 'obey' every part of it would mean that I would have to go and build an ark. :-) But, God did not command ME to build an ark. It was an historical command, given to an historical person, in a given context. Your example of obeying the Laws of Moses is another example of this. The Law of Moses was an historical covenant, made with an historical people, which is not binding upon me as a gentile or as a Christian. Do I need to offer up a lamb every year now that Christ has offered Himself up as the Lamb that takes away the sins of the world? Of course not! There is a lot of confusion about this issue. Some commands are particular and historical, given to certain individuals for a certain time. Other commands are universal and eternal, applicable to all people at all times. It is important that one be able to tell the difference. But, saying that the Law is not applicable to me does not mean that it is not Scripture. The difference between our two positions is that you reject the authority or the reality of Scriptures with which you do not agree, where I accept the authority of all Scripture, but argue that it must be understood in context. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |