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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: THE CROSS |
Bible Note: Ohh brother Tim you make me chuckle, you say: "The main difference between the two views is that I can actually produce Scripture which says what I believe! ;-)" We have been pointing scripture out to you again and again but in your ignorance ;) you don't see. How 'bout another verse: Acts15:7-11 ...Peter rose up and said to them, Men, brothers, you recognize that from ancient days God chose among us that through my mouth the nations should hear the Word of the gospel, and believe. Act 15:8 And God, who knows the hearts, bore them witness, giving them the Holy Spirit even as to us. Act 15:9 And He put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. Act 15:10 Now therefore why do you tempt God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, a yoke which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? Act 15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved, according to which manner they also believed. Again, we see that Peter says that the nations shall "hear" the word of the Gospel first and then believe. What did Christ say before in John 5:24-25? "Truly, truly, I say to you, He who hears My Word and believes on Him who sent Me has everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, but has passed from death to life." Or John 8:43-47 "Why do you not know My speech? Because you cannot hear My Word. You are of the Devil as father, and the lusts of your father you will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and did not abide in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks of his own, for he is a liar and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, you do not believe Me. Which of you convicts Me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do you not believe Me? He who is of God hears God's Words. Therefore you do not hear them because you are not of God." WAIT A MINUTE.... NOT OF GOD???? You must have ears given you by the Father to be "One of His", or to understand/believe/have faith. Christ DID offer salvation to the Pharacees and Saducees but did they respond/have faith? No....Because they did not have ears to hear GIVEN BY THE FATHER or were not ONE OF HIS As Christ says in His prayer at the garden in John 17:9; "I pray for them; I am not praying for the world (they are not mine) but for those whom thou hast given me, because they belong to thee. *parentheses added by me Here we see that example of Christ did not die for everyone but to everyone in the world THAT WAS/IS HIS. It is impossible for people to respond to the Gospel by faith unless you are one of HIS! Because when you respond you have the Goodness/righteousness (sanctification) given you by the Father and without it we are born to die in sin as children of the Devil. "Enter by the narrow gate. The gate is wide that leads to perdition, there is plenty of room on the road, and many go that way; but the gate that leads to life is small and the road is narrow, and those who find it are few." (because only a few are led by the Shepherd) Sheep and Goats....Sheep and Goats Some made as sheep, some made as goats. In Christ, Mike |