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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: Is God omnipotent? |
Bible Note: Dear LGC, I truly enjoy your posts! They are an evidence of a thoughtful student of God's Word. They also show that you take the time to read and attempt to understand, the views of others. I appreciate that and will do my best to follow your example. You recommended a closer examination of 1 Kings 19:18 and ascribed to faith, the reason for God's keeping of the remnant. I am of the belief that God ordains to occur all things that do occur. Therefore, the faith that the remnant exercised by not bowing and by not kissing Baal, was according to God's eternal purpose. Does this view of mine lead to the conclusion that their brave loyalty to God was imposed upon them by their Creator? No. Not at all! For Paul clearly explains in Eph 2:10 "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." Refusing to bow or kiss the idol (good works), was the response of the 7,000 to the working of God upon their hearts. He willed it to be, and they carried out His will from hearts that loved God more than life in this present world. "those who were chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened" were chosen not by some arbitrary method known only to God, but they were chosen because of their faith, just as the remnant of 7,000 that God told Elijah he had chosen were chosen because of their faith." God never acts arbitrarily. However, He always acts according to His eternal purpose. "God always lets us choose, to accept His Grace or to remain hardened. Indeed he punished the Israelites for their unbelief and faithless acts, and took away their sight and ability to hear. He did this as a punishment for their perpetual sins, namely unbelief (specifically in his Son)." It is not just the Isrealites who sin perpetually. All of mankind, including christians, are guilty of sinning every day of our lives. Were it not for God's grace, who could stand before a HOLY GOD? I hve to cut my post short for now. But if you care to respond to what I have written so far, please do. God Bless John |