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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 JibbyJee! Thanks for the info. I'll have to check into your former pastor. :-) Concerning John 6:44, I'm not advocating divorcing the second clause, but understanding it's role in the sentence. The first clause is the main clause, so the 3rd clause describes the result of coming, not the drawing. So, yes, I am saying that while all are drawn, not all come. We would agree that no one can come without being drawn first. Depravity makes it so that can't come to Christ, but God's grace draws us. The Nazarenes call this prevenient grace. Concerning simplicity, I simply (;-)) meant to say that there is no contradiction between 6:44 and 12:32, so there is no need to postulate a big theory about why 'all' doesn't really mean 'all'. :-) Well, I have to get ready for work! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |