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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: Greetings again, Hank! Perhaps you've misunderstood me or maybe my tone was a bit too straightforward. I'll take the blame for not being clear enough. I don't doubt for one second that you are a follower of Jesus Christ. Your post seems to imply that you thought I made that accusation and I want to clear the record. I responded to your post because I felt you were attacking the very Gospel that I base my faith upon. The Gospel which some call "reformed", but nevertheless, I just call it the Gospel of Jesus Christ and nothing more or nothing less. This same Gospel that I believe in is what you quite blatantly describe as an error. So yes, I do take issue with that. Please note that I in no way said that you reject Jesus Christ, but that you reject the Gospel as I understand it. It was not meant to undermine you at all, so please accept my apology for the miscommunication. I haven't made any assumptions about you, Hank, that you didn't clearly provide for me. For example, you are obviously one who is not Reformed. You specifically take issue with the Reformed faith. I felt your first post to me was both assuming and condescending in tone. All I did was point out a simple logical fallacy in your assumptions and you accuse me of putting a "Calvinistic/Reformed spin on it". I'm sorry, but you've never had any dialogue with me before yet you poo-pooed my opinion like yesterday's trash. How is that kind or respectful? Isn't it possible that the "Calvinistic/Reformed" interpretation is the correct one?? Now, I value the opinions of everyone I meet whether they see eye-to-eye with me on the issues or not. I will dialogue with you and discuss the Scriptures all night if you want, and I bet we would have a good time doing it. I just ask that you treat me with sincerity and respect and not with flippant rhetoric. Once again, I apologize for the disharmony. I truly desire to have honest and loving dialogue on these issues, even when we disagree. Please understand that I do not, have not, and will not EVER make a remark to you or anyone else on this forum concerning their standing with Jesus Christ UNLESS they are obviously promoting heresy. I hope that clears things up. Sincerely in Christ, JibbyJee |