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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: Which proposition is scriptural? |
Bible Note: Regarding our nature, there is no doubt that we have a sin nature. Yet before there was sin, "God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." - Genesis 1:27 Our first nature is a reflection of God, but because we are tarnished by sin, this image can only be brought forth by Christ when He cleanses us and gives us a new nature, the image of Himself. Romans 8:29 "For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers." Regarding the question of why some choose God and others don't, it seems clear those who reject God are casualties of the war against Satan and the forces of darkness. Eph 6:12 "For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." This is why we need the armor of God, Eph 6:10. Parable |