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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:
Hi Justme! After reading your post and thinking a bit about your assertion that God is our "loving Father" (which I agree with you), I am curious as to whether or not you believe all people are God's children--especially in light of the words of Jesus in John 8:44. He obviously made a distinction as to who these Jews had for a father. So at what point can you say that God is our "loving Father" without disregarding Jesus' own distinction? Alive in Jesus, JibbyJee |
Bible Answer: JibbyJee: Good question. Most clearly not everyone has the LORD Almighty as their father. I can not presume to know who is predestined to be saved. In all honesty I keep that judgement for the LORD. Election and Predestination, to me are two poles going paralel in the same direction. There are some people who are clearly the children of devil, Hitler and the like, if you understand what I mean. Therefore one is able to be as blunt as Jesus was. However, there are examples of very wicked people repenting and turning to Christ. David is one we turn to establish that all infants are innocent and under grace. This brings us to a question of are we saved and then choose to reject Jesus? Is there such a thing as Christian nurture? Thoughts? justme |