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1 | God dosn't love everybody???? | John 3:16 | Doyle | 133347 | ||
I'm not a Christian or read the bible. I was talking to a friend on mine who attends church on a regular bases. All my life I hear and come to believe that God loves everybody. And he tells me God don't love everybody and proceeds to tell me of two brothers who were twins and God didn't love one but loved the other who I understand was the meaner of the two. He told me where it was in the bible but I forgot. Can someone shed some light on this for me. doyle |
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2 | God dosn't love everybody???? | John 3:16 | JCrichton | 133348 | ||
Hi, Doyle! There's a difference between God loving the world and God loving everybody... In John 3:16 Scripture tells us that God loved the world... but listen to what Scripture actually say: For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. This is the condition of God's love... it is not come one come all just as you are/wish: meaning that we cannot expect to be rebellious to God's Authority and still remain in His love: And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkness to light because their deeds were evil. (John 3:19) Paul, speaking to the Romans explains it this way: For the wage paid by sin is death; the gift freely given by God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23) So... though God so loved the world (humanity) that He gave His only begotten Son as sacrifice for our ransom, not everybody has accepted this Gift (John 1:10-12); hence, not everybody is God's beloved child! Sadly, people who want to govern themselves reject God's Will and Authority, and they pick and choose which Biblical passage they want to accept... they live the fallacy which reasons that since God is love He loves us just as we are, no matter how sinful and rebellious we choose to be! Clearly, God is not deceived by our twisting of Scripture: Nothing unclean may come into it: no one who does what is loathsome or false, but only those who are listed in the Lamb's book of life. (Revelation 21:27) ...twins... the passage you are referring to is about Esau, the first-born, and Jacob, the twin sons of Isaac... This election (the younger brother over the older) is found in Genesis 25:21-34; 27:6-40 and, as reference to Genesis', Malachi 1:2-3 and Romans 9:13... what we are taught by the election of Jacob (as with Ephraim, the younger twin brother of Manesseh--sons of Joseph) is that it is God who accomplishes His Plan--though He utilizes us as a medium to bring His Plan into effect, His Plan is not dependent upon us (John 3:16; Luke 23:34; John 11:46-52)... Doyle, I urge you to rethink your stategy (life's choice); seek the Lord your God, make Him your friend and you will indeed be Loved by God! There are many on-line resources, including Bibles, that you can access from your computer--just drop a note if you want assistance; you can also contact me direct at jcrichtonfs1 at yahoo.com; you are welcome to continue to post your queries... you are not too far from Jesus, trust Him, He truly wants to be your Savior! May the Holy Spirit guide you to the Truth and may your spirit listen to the Father's call! God Bless! Angel |
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