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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. |
Bible Question:
Dear Tim, I would appreciate it, if you would consider replying to the following: In the light of all of Scripture, which proposition do you suppose is the most reflective of the truth? Despite being "dead in sin", "without hope", and "loving darkness rather than light" fallen man still has the ability to choose spiritual good (Christ). or, Fallen man is absolutely unable to choose spiritual good (Christ)because he is "dead in sin", "without hope", and "loving darkness rather than light" and is totally dependent on God's mercy and grace? Please supply scriptural proof to substantiate your answer. Your Brother in Christ, John |
Bible Answer: Greetings John! We have already debated this point many times now my friend! What would be the point of doing so again? :-) You already know with what Scripture I will respond! I was not intending on start another debate on this topic. I simply wanted to point out that wasn't any Scripture which actually says that regeneration precedes faith. I understand that Calvinism teaches and believes this, but it is a theological assumption, not a Scripture fact! :-) Now, I'm not saying that it is necessarily wrong to make theological assumption either. It's just wrong when we start presenting that our assumptions are Biblical and everyone else's are clearly not! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |