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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: Hank, I'm assuredly not in the pink with Pink on assurance, which actually was the main faith crux for New England Puritans: "If I presume I'm of the elect, then I sin by my presuming to know His will, and therefore can't be of the elect," a hardcore paradox, which may partly explain why Puritanism wore out. Could you help me with these 2 conundra? 1) If Calvinist doctrine, as I understand it, is applied to deathbed conversion, the new believer croaks without ever having his faith tested? Is it faith-fair that he gets a major break when the rest of us poor slobs have to persevere in effortful holinesss? When does our faith get as good as that fortunate son's? 2) If a Calvinist can't assure the dying guy that he's going to heaven, why is he there in the 1st place? |