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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 Tim! Long time since last week, I have been away from my computer for way to long! : -) Thank you for your response to my comments, I enjoy the interaction. I had drafted another response to your comments, but after reviewing the numerous posts and threads dealing directly with the topic at hand, namely the atonement of Christ, I think it would be prudent for me to not post another lengthy interaction. Rather, I’ll make a few short comments of my own, and take your comments and leave it at that. My point, regarding the now infamous ‘all’ discussion in the forum, is that when we read Holy text, we must read each passage in it’s historical and grammatical context, meaning we should not divorce a passage from the rest of the immediate context, the letter itself, and the rest of the New Testament and the OT. So, if context would suggest that the word ‘all’ could not mean all individuals, then we must conclude otherwise. In another case, if we read a passage of Scripture that does not make sense, we should look through the rest of Scripture to see if there are any other passages that shed light on the one we are having trouble with. Again, if the context warrants the term ‘all’ to mean all individuals, then that is what it means. There are verses, such as the ones we covered before, that simply do not make logical sense, in light of the rest of Scripture, regarding the word ‘all’. Other threads have covered this topic, no need to continue down that road. : -) Thanks for interacting with me on a civil and charitable level. Seems like humbleness and Christian charity are sorely lacking from many posts in this forum dealing with this topic. Even if you and I don’t agree on a particular area of Christian teaching (which we don’t in this respect : -)), that does not mean we cannot challenge each other in good hearty debate, always framed in brotherly love towards our fellow believers (Rom. 12; 2 Pet. 1:4-8). It saddens me to see such un-Christ like behavior exhibited in this forum at times, of which I am in no way immune, since my fallen nature is still with me daily (Rom. 7)… Thanks again Tim, I am sure we’ll run into each other again in the future! Hope all goes well with your move. In Christ, Joe |