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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: Created for heaven or hell? |
Bible Note: I would think it is more about Israel not accepting Jesus but still, that was their decision. We've been studying Amos and Hosea lately and Israel has been bad, seems like they are constantly turning from God and doing their own thing. They became God's Chosen People because Abraham made a covenant w/God and the Israelites decendents thru him (Abraham had other sons but Issac was the son of promise). But, also there have been many Gentiles who believed in the OT. Look at Jesus' geneology, there is Rahab and Ruth, both are Gentiles, Caleb was a Gentile. I still believe that anyone who believes will be saved, all are called but few choose the right path. Even those that should be on the right path may choose to go the broad way, like Israel did many, many times. Shoot, you may be a Christian along w/your spouse, raise your kids in the church and they rebel completely and go the wrong way, it wouldn't be your fault, you did what you had to do but they chose to go another direction, but Jesus died for them just the same and wants them to come to salvation. I just don't think anybody is born with the stigma that salvation will not even be offered to you, you're lost w/no way out. Even people who have never heard of Jesus have nature and a conscience and will be judged on what they know. Everybody has a chance to say yes. |