All citations to Scripture are to the NASB.
The New American Standard Bible is considered by some sources as the most literally translated of major 20th-century
English Bible translations[4] According to the NASB's preface, the translators had a "Fourfold Aim" in this work:
- These publications shall be true to the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.
- They shall be grammatically correct.
- They shall be understandable.
- They shall give the Lord Jesus Christ His proper place, the place which the Word gives Him; therefore, no work will ever be personalized.[5]
The NASB is an original translation from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts, based on the same principles of translation,
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Note that all but one citation came from the mouth of Jesus.
Matthew 25 is JESUS' Prophecy of His JUDGMENT of the
NATIONS (ethnos = societies). It is not a check list of necessary WORKS by a Man's spirit to make him worthy of Salvation.
Matthew 25:45-46(NASB)
45 Then He will answer them,
‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’
46 These (unbelieving goat NATIONS) will go away into eternal (spiritual) punishment,
but the (believing sheep NATIONS) righteous into eternal (spiritual) life.”
Jesus/God does want not your "on your own" "filthy rags" works....
(SEE: Isaiah 64:6(NASB))
...before you are saved:
FIRST:
BELIEVE unto the Salvation Event
...then...
FOLLOW unto the Sancrification Process.
Can True born again BELIEVERS lose their spiritual POSITION in Christ?
Is the spiritual POSITION of truly saved believers in the heavenly realms NOW? YES!
Psalm 18:35
You
have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your
right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great.
Colossians 3:1[ Put On the New Self ]
Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the
right hand of God.
Hello Ron, I see that you missed a verse in your OP, Romans 11:29, which the NASB reads: "for the gifts and the calling of God are
irrevocable". I mention this, not because I agree with this translation, but, the fact that you praise the NASB, as if it were "Inspired by God" Himself! You say that it is ture to the original languages, and it is grammatically correct.
The adjective "ἀμεταμέλητος", the NASB, among other English versions, has rendered as "
irrevocable", which is a strong word, denoting, "Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final" (Oxford English Dictionary). However, the leading Greek scholars do not agree with this meaning to the Greek word.
"not to be repented of or regretted, one has nothing to repent of, having no opportunity of repentance, of persons, unrepentant, feeling no remorse" (Henry George Liddell and Robert Scott, Greek-English Lexicon)
"not repented of, unregretted" (Joseph Thayer)
"not repented of, unregretted" (G Abbott-Smith)
"
Without repentance (
ametameleta). See on 2Co 7:10 for this word (
a privative and
metamelomai, to be sorry afterwards). It is not
ametanoêton (Rom 2:5) from
a privative and
metanoeô, to change one's mind. God is not sorry for his gifts to and calling of the Jews (Rom 9:4)." (A T Robertson, Word Pictures)
""not repented of, unregretted" (a, negative, and a verbal adjective of A, No. 2), signifies "without change of purpose;" it is said
(a) of God in regard to his "gifts and calling,"
Romans 11:29;
(b) of man,
2 Corinthians 7:10, RV, "[repentance (metanoia, See C)] ... which bringeth no regret" (AV, "not to be repented of"); the difference between metanoia and metamelomai, illustrated here, is briefly expressed in the contrast between "repentance" and "regret." (W E Vine, Expository Dictionary)