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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: Greetings John, I begin in the same chapter that you draw upon for your verse. Romans, chapter 11: "I say then, God has not rejected His people, has He? May it never be!" The reason God gave them a spirit of stupor and blind eyes and deaf ears was because of thier unbelief. If you adhere to the spirit of Paul's message in this chapter, and not isolate just one verse, you will see this plainly. For example, further in the chapter he adds: "You will say then, 'Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.' Quite right, they were broken off for their UNBELIEF, but you stand by your faith." The Jews had the same choice both you and I have, to believe or not to believe. They chose not to believe and therefore were punished with blind eyes, deaf ears and a spirit of stupor (so as to say, they remained lost). Once again, it is a question of free will, and they had chosen to reject the Messiah that was sent to them. This is the context of Paul's message in that chapter. Look forward to more dialogue! Blessings, LGC |