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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: Dear Treadway, My heart goes out to you. I read your bio and I think I know the the agony and confusion that you are experiencing. I have my own bouts with unbelief. The God of the Bible is an uncompromising God. He does not take into account our sensibilities but presents Himself as He is (whether we like Him or not). I often think of the verse in John's gospel where the crowds are shocked and dismayed at what Jesus tells them. They abandon Him and leave. So do many of His disciples. Jesus turns to the twelve and asks if they are going to depart from Him also, and Peter answers John 6:68,69 "Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have words of eternal life. We have believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God." In my darkest hours I too am inclined to follow the crowd, but the truth is I cannot. I love Him. Where shall I find another like Jesus? We all put God in the dock from time to time. Why, God did you do this or that? It makes no sense to us. It seems unjust to us. We will have a different God, even if we have to create Him ourselves! Our problem is that we want to be God. John Reformed |