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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: In that passage, Jesus is saying that the time the scriptures of the old testament spoke of has come to pass, and that those who have died will hear the message of God. They will live because they will believe the message, and in the Son of God. He goes on to say in verses 37 and 38 of the same chapter that: "And the Father who sent Me, He has testified of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time nor seen His form. You do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent." Even though Jesus was right there and could be seen, they did not see Him because they did not believe. Even though he was speaking to them, they did not hear his message because they did not believe in the One who sent Him. They did not cross that threshold of faith, and therefore did not have the eyes to see nor the ears to hear. They did not 'believe', and therefore they did not 'see'. If you look at the true message in that scripture, you will see that one does have to believe in order to see. Search within yourself and ask if you really saw the message of salvation when you did not believe, examine whether you saw the miracles that happen each day in our world through faith or were they just coincidences until you crossed the threshold of faith. Indeed, my friend, you must 'believe to see'. Thanks for the welcome. I look forward to the fellowship with you all. LGC |