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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. |
Bible Question:
Disciplerami: Please consider the following: For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life." (John 3:16) amplified In your last post to me you indicated that my KJV rendering "should not perish" suggested some doubt. In the KJV "we read should not perish, but have everlasting life" Since we are told we have everlasting life than we shall not perish. I believe the amplified version makes this very plain. You also suggested that based on John 12:42 that some believed and lost it because of other cares. I do not believe this is what this verse is suggesting. In fact we have Nicodemus who came to Jesus by night who was a secret disciple who was used of God and mentioned at the buriel of the Lord Jesus. I do not believe we have a clear biblical example of a person who was born again who lost their soul's salvation. We must also remember there is believing and there is believing. There are those who believe about Jesus, who would see him as a good man who lived and died, but they do not know him as their Savior. On the other hand there are those who have believed by placing their total trust in his sacrifice on the cross for them. Their heart is changed, as they are given new life within by the Holy Spirit as they rejoice in a living and glorified Savior. |
Bible Answer: Hello. John 3:16 uses the subjunctive 'should not' (not SHALL NOT) because believing alone isn't enough. A person isn't saved by the grace of God until the faith is obedient: repent, confess, be baptized. You are right, there is believing and there is believing. The only kind of believing that saves is the obedient kind of believing. Go ahead and check out John 3:36 and Hebrews 3:18,19. John 12:42 is, no matter how you spin it :), an example of people believing in Jesus, but their fear of men got in the way of them actually confessing Christ. You cannot be saved unless you confess (Romans 10:9,10). Confession is UNTO salvation. |
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