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NASB | Revelation 13:8 All who dwell on the earth will worship him, everyone whose name has not been written from the foundation of the world in the book of life of the Lamb who has been slain. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Revelation 13:8 All the inhabitants of the earth will fall down and worship him, everyone whose name has not been written since the foundation of the world in the Book of Life of the Lamb who has been slain [as a willing sacrifice]. |
Subject: Can the "natural man" desire Christ? |
Bible Note: Dear Tim H. I'm sorry, but, No...you did not answer my question. You did explain that some people are influenced by worldly concerns (ridicule or family disaproval, etc.). But some folks become willing to endure whatever the world, the flesh and the Devil throw at them for the love of Christ. In other words, only those who are blessed with such a desire for Christ that it subdues their desire for the world, choose to flee to Him for salvation. Where does this overwhelming desire for Christ come from, and, if Jesus draws all men, why is it that not all who are drawn have this "saving" desire? Are those who resist the world stronger or wiser or more decent than those who reject the gospel call? God Bless, John |