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NASB | John 15:16 "You did not choose Me but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear fruit, and that your fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name He may give to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 15:16 "You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed and placed and purposefully planted you, so that you would go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit will remain and be lasting, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you. |
Subject: Bad Arguments Against Calvinism |
Bible Note: Hi Kalos, I don't know very much about Calvanism or Arminianism but I completely agree with your analogy below. Parenthesis are mine. "You're(God is) in control the entire time--You're(God is) sovereign. You're (God is) able to be in control because you (God) know every move he's (I'm)going to freely make. Therefore, your(God's) plan can be perfectly executed, even though he's (I'm)making his free choices." God is in complete control(he directs our paths, as long as we acknowledge him. Prov. 3:6) and knows all that will happen in the future but doesn't make our decisions for us. Barry |