Something_Real (@Something_Real)

Quite the HUMONGOUS difference for which to watch, THAT’S for sure! Check it out: This passage will be the same one except some translators use one word while some use another. THESE ARE EXAMPLES ONLY! This, however, is one of those words which, if understood out of Scriptural context, has the ability to BADLY twist your thinking into more of a “works/law/legalism” thing compared to grace, like it’s supposed to. This is the A.D. Era now. We’re on “this” side of the finished work of Jesus. 1 JOHN 2:24 (NIV) As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father. 1 JOHN 2:24 (BSB) As for you, let what you have heard from the beginning remain in you. If it does, you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. 1 JOHN 2:24 (ESV) Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 1 JOHN 2:24 (NKJV) Therefore let that abide in you which you heard from the beginning. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, you also will abide in the Son and in the Father. They’re both from the same word of “menetō”. The ROOT WORD in the original Greek is the same (see next paragraph). Worth considering: To “REMAIN” implies there is some effort needed on YOUR part. To “ABIDE” does not. Wherever you happen to abide is where you abide. You don’t need to “remain” where you “abide” since you already live there, in other words. (In Psalm 91:1, John 14:17, John 15:4, John 15:5, John 15:6, John 15:7, John 15:9-10, 1 John 2:6, 1 John 2:24, 1 John 2:27, 1 John 3:24, 1 John 4:12, 1 John 4:13, 1 John 4:15, 1 John 4:16 and so on (there may be more), not exactly sure why some translators opted for that word “remain” since the word “abide” is also what that word can mean in the Greek. The word “remains” implies some “salvation by works” thing. Cults push THAT type of junk doctrine stuff. “Menó” is what the root word is in Greek (https://biblehub.com/greek/3306.htm) and in the Hebrew it’s “luwn” (https://biblehub.com/hebrew/3885.htm). Since there are no contradictions in Scripture...EVER, whether it’s stated as “remains” or “abides”, it MUST be in line with all of Scripture. Eternal life can never be less than eternal life AND is guaranteed to someone born again (or “born from above” – or “born anew” – John 3:3-6 – https://biblehub.com/greek/509.htm)). JOHN 3:3-6 (BSB) Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.” “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.(”) ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** “The main thing is to make sure the main thing is the main thing because without that main thing, you’ve got no thing.” Forever’s a long time. Naturally, that “main thing” is the finished work of Jesus (2 Corinthians 13:5). EVERYONE needs a savior (1 John 1:8-10) since the evil of mankind runs so deep there’s absolutely NOTHING anyone in this fallen world can ever do to rectify it. 2 CORINTHIANS 13:5 (BSB) Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test? 1 JOHN 1:8-10 (BSB) If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make Him out to be a liar, and His word is not in us. https://biblehub.com/ For one to be labeled a “Christian” means that person is a “Christ follower”. (A note of caution here is how there’s a difference between imitating Jesus and trusting the finished work of Jesus.) (SIDE NOTE: The term “Christ” is a title, not a name. It means either “Anointed One” or “Messiah”. “Jesus” means “The LORD is salvation”.) (ANOTHER SIDE NOTE: Don’t forget that “LORD” (all caps) in the Old Testament is the HEBREW word. It’s a reference to “Yahweh”. By contrast, “Lord” in the New Testament is the GREEK word. It’s a reference to “Jesus”, which is the English translation of the word “Yeshua”. And yet, they are one in the same...but yet they are not...but yet they are one in same...but yet they are not...but...MORE MYSTERY TIME!)