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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: I would encourage you to read Dave Hunt's book as well, if only to see how he knowingly misrepresents Calvinism. I was dumbfounded upon reading the book at how he intentionally quotes snippets of Spurgeon's sermons to try to "de-Calvinize him." He even goes so far to suggest that Calvin was a Roman Catholic at heart! :) You can go to http://www.whatloveisthis.com to get a snippet of thoughtful Christian response to the book. Vance, quoted by Hunt extensively in his own book, is a KJV-only advocate whose scholarship is apparently so poor that he must self-publish (among his other books is one attacking the NASB update as a gross corruption of God's word). I would also recommend Geisler's book, followed by James White's response to it, entitled _The Potter's Freedom._ While I think that Geisler's positions are well-refuted by White, I think _Chosen but Free_ is the least "crackpot" of the crop of anti-Reformed works that have hit the shelves in recent years. --Joe! |