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1 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | DocTrinsograce | 173870 | ||
[continued] "Thus it will be seen that 'kosmos' has at least seven clearly defined different meanings in the New Testament. It may be asked, Has then God used a word thus to confuse and confound those who read the Scriptures? We answer, No! nor has He written His Word for lazy people who are too dilatory, or too busy with the things of this world, or, like Martha, so much occupied with 'serving,' they have no time and no heart to 'search' and 'study' Holy Writ! Should it be asked further, But how is a searcher of the Scriptures to know which of the above meanings the term 'world' has in any given passage? The answer is: This may be ascertained by a careful study of the context, by diligently noting what is predicated of 'the world' in each passage, and by prayer fully consulting other parallel passages to the one being studied. The principal subject of John 3:16 is Christ as the Gift of God. The first clause tells us what moved God to 'give' His only begotten Son, and that was His great 'love;' the second clause informs us for whom God 'gave' His Son, and that is for, 'whosoever (or, better, 'every one') believeth;' while the last clause makes known why God 'gave' His Son (His purpose), and that is, that everyone that believeth 'should not perish but have everlasting life.' That 'the world' in John 3:16 refers to the world of believers (God's elect), in contradistinction from 'the world of the ungodly' (2 Pet. 2:5), is established, unequivocally established, by a comparison of the other passages which speak of God's 'love.' 'God commendeth His love toward US' -- the saints, Rom. 5:8. 'Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth'—every son, Heb. 12:6. 'We love Him, because He first loved US' -- believers, I John 4:19. The wicked God 'pities' (see Matt. 18:33). Unto the unthankful and evil God is 'kind' (see Luke 6:35). The vessels of wrath He endures 'with much long-suffering' (see Rom. 9:22). But 'His own' God 'loves'!" --A. W. Pink |
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2 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | mark d seyler | 173875 | ||
To properly understand John 3:15-16, Joh 3:15 that everyone believing into Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Joh 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Go to the example that Jesus used in it's immediate context: Joh 3:14 And even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, And this will show both the purpose and scope of Jesus' death: Num 21:8 And Jehovah spoke to Moses, Make yourself a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole; and it shall be that when anyone is bitten, when he sees it, he shall live. Num 21:9 And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole; and it happened, if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the bronze serpent, he lived. This is for anyone. To say that the "world" equals "the elect" it to impose a doctrine on a passage in direct conflict with the specific example Jesus used to illustrate His point. Pink begins with the idea that Jesus did not die for every person, rather than beginning with the idea that the example of the brass serpent is to determine how we understand this passage. |
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3 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | hobbs | 173895 | ||
Dear Mark, following your logic regarding the brazen serpent being a foreshadowing of salvation... how does "free will" fit into the picture? Those who beheld the brazen serpent had been in a condition of extreme distress. They KNEW that their only hope was to believe Moses and to do what he instructed them to do. Scripture does not record anyone refusing to look, nor, anyone dis-believeing. The lesson is not about man's ability to save himself, but about his helplessness apart from God's grace. John |
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4 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | Ocelot | 173899 | ||
John, Your implication that Mark believes that man can save himself is (at least from what I know of Mark from his posts) a gross fabrication. If you were being swept downstream in a rushing river towards a waterfall, and someone tossed you a rope, after you were pulled to safety, would you claim to have saved yourself by grabbing the rope? Of course not! And you’re right about the Bible not recording anyone refusing to look at the brazen serpent. It was so easy to do. And yet, so is looking to Jesus. The analogy is PERFECT. Ocelot |
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5 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | DocTrinsograce | 173900 | ||
"Of all the doctrines of the Bible, none is so offensive to human nature as the doctrine of God's sovereignty." --J. C. Ryle | ||||||
6 | Jesus' Instruction to Nicodemus | John 3:14 | Ocelot | 173902 | ||
Revelation 3:20 ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and OPENS THE DOOR, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me.’ Isaiah 45:22 “Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; For I am God, and there is no other.” Titus 2:11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, |
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