1 John 5:14-15 |
| | Expanded Bible And this is the ·boldness [confidence] we have ·in God’s presence [L before God; 3:21]: that if we ask God for anything ·that agrees with what he wants [L according to his will], he hears us. [L And] If we know he hears us ·every time we ask him [in whatever we ask], we know we have what we ask from him [3:21–22; Mark 11:24]. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of 1 John 5
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| | King James Version And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of 1 John 5
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Y esta es la confianza que tenemos delante de Él, que si pedimos cualquier cosa conforme a su voluntad, Él nos oye. Y si sabemos que Él nos oye en cualquier cosa que pidamos, sabemos que tenemos las peticiones que le hemos hecho. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of 1 John 5
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Y esta es la confianza que tenemos delante de Él, que si pedimos cualquier cosa conforme a su voluntad, Él nos oye. Y si sabemos que Él nos oye en cualquier cosa que pidamos, sabemos que tenemos las peticiones que le hemos hecho. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of 1 John 5
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| | New American Standard Bible This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of 1 John 5
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 Bible Gateway Dirty Rags No MoreWe have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment. (Isaiah 64:6)
It is true that any shortcoming of God's law offends against his perfect holiness and makes us liable to judgment, since God cannot look with favor on any sin (Habakkuk 1:13; James 2:10–11). But what brought a person to ruin in the Old Testament (and it is the same for us today) was not the failure to have the righteousness of sinless perfection. What brought them to ruin was the failure to trust in the merciful promises of God, especially the hope that he would one day provide a redeemer who would be a perfect righteousness for his people ("the Lord is our righteousness," Jeremiah 23:6; 33:16). The saints knew that this is how they were saved, and that this faith was the key to obedience, and that obedience was the evidence of this faith. It is terribly confusing when people say that the only righteousness that has any value is the imputed righteousness of Christ. Clearly, justification is not grounded on any of our righteousness, but only on the righteousness of Christ imputed to us. But sometimes people are careless and speak disparagingly of all human righteousness, as if there were no such thing that pleased God. They often cite Isaiah 64:6, which says our righteousness is as filthy rags, or "a polluted garment." "We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment." But in the context, Isaiah 64:6 does not mean that all righteousness performed by God's people is unacceptable to God. Isaiah is referring to people whose righteousness is in fact hypocritical. It is no longer righteousness. But in the verse just before this, Isaiah says that God approvingly meets "him who joyfully works righteousness" (verse 5). It's true — gloriously true — that none of God's people, before or after the cross, would be accepted by an immaculately holy God if the perfect righteousness of Christ were not imputed to us (Romans 5:19; 1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21). But that does not mean God does not produce in those "justified" people an experiential righteousness that is not a "polluted garment." In fact, he does, and this righteousness is precious to God and is, in fact, required — not as the ground of our justification (which is the righteousness of Christ only), but as an evidence of our being truly justified children of God. | | | | | | | | Bible Gateway Recommendations | | | |
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 Bible Gateway Hebrews 11:6 |
| | Expanded Bible [L And] Without faith no one can please God. [L For; Because] Anyone who comes to God must believe that he ·is real [exists] and that he rewards those who ·truly want to find [earnestly/sincerely seek] him. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 11
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| | King James Version But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 11
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Y sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que Él existe, y que es remunerador de los que le buscan. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 11
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| | La Biblia de las Américas Y sin fe es imposible agradar a Dios; porque es necesario que el que se acerca a Dios crea que Él existe, y que es remunerador de los que le buscan. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 11
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| | New American Standard Bible And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for the one who comes to God must believe that He exists, and that He proves to be One who rewards those who seek Him. Read at Bible Gateway Read all of Hebrews 11
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