Bible Question:
Regarding 1 Corinthiians 15:27-29, I wonder 1)How verses 27-28 square up to the claim that Jesus is God. Not that I refute the claim but just confused. In the same context, somewhere in the N.T also Jesus is referred to as 'the first-born of creation'(the first to be born/ created of all that is created?). 2)What does verse 29 really mean as it talks about baptism and the dead. I mean I have people from a Christian religious group who use this chapter of the Letter to claim that when the living get saved, their dead line of relatives (especially those ancestors who never had somebody witness to them about salvation in Jesus during their lifetime) gets saved along. I am an African in South Africa. Also are there other people who believe likewise around the world. A clear answer will be very important to me as a young-in-faith Christian. Please help. FTM |
Bible Answer: Each individual is saved based off their own personal commitment to Jesus Christ. If a person who is alive gets saved (and, by the way, they need to be alive)they can sanctify others...like a wife can sanctify her husband or children but, I believe, that means she can give them and all others who see her the encouragement or desire to change (become saved) by example of how being saved has changed her or helped her...her light is now shining...her relatives who are dead either were already saved or not...and only themselves and God knows whether or not they were saved...some believe that at the end the dead will rise and during Tribulation those who were not saved will get a last chance to convert but you seek out the Scripture and find out for yourself...God will guide you if you request it! |
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