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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: THE CROSS |
Bible Note: Hello Hank! There is not real evidence in Scripture to suggest that Jesus died to save everyone. [See John 6:35-45;65, 1 John 2:19; John 17:9; John 8:41-45] The WHOEVER in John 3:16 is literally "all the believing ones". It's describing the truth not giving a prescription. The eisegetical interpretation would be to read into the text the assumption that the atonement makes salvation a possibility for everyone on earth, even the dead, to be saved. By implying the word WHOEVER means an open invitation is to render the Blood of Christ powerless and ineffective to save anyone, because it's potency is contingent upon the exercise of "free will". I can read the exact same verse and let it say what it says and nothing more--All who believe in Jesus will be saved. There is nothing there that suggests he did/didn't die for all men. But in light of all of Scripture, particularly John 6:35-45, it becomes clear that He died TO SAVE and not to FAIL TO SAVE by losing some. In Christ, JibbyJee |