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NASB | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:16 ¶ "For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. |
Subject: Are we ever "worthy" of God's love? |
Bible Note: Let me try to clarify. Scripture gives a long description of what we are as a result of being "in Christ." For example, God's child (Jn 1:12), Christ's friend (Jn 15:15), justified (Rom. 5:1), a member of Christ's body (1 Cor 12:27), redeemed and forgiven (Col 1:14), complete in Christ (Col 2:10) etc. When we learn who we are in Christ, should we conclude that we are now "loveable?" Moreover, does our new position in Christ make us more "loveable" to God than we were before we chose to follow Him? Does that narrow it down? Ken |