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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. |
Bible Question:
Please explain 'doctrine' to me. Also, if you had to write a personal statement of faith that associates with doctrine, what would it be and why? Thanks for your time. Veryprecious |
Bible Answer: Hello Veryprecious! For an example of a 'creed' or statement of doctrine, I provide the following... The following is "The Creed of St. Patrick".. ******************************************** "The Creed of the Trinity 1. Because there is no other God, nor ever was, nor will be, than God the Father unbegotten, without beginning, from whom is all beginning, the Lord of the universe, as we have been taught; 2. and His Son Jesus Christ, whom we declare to have always been with the Father, spiritually and ineffably begotten by the Father before the beginning of the world, before all beginning; and by Him are made all things visible and invisible. He was made man, and having defeated death, was received into heaven by the Father; and He hath given Him all power over all names in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue shall confess to Him that Jesus Christ is Lord and God, in whom we believe, and whose advent we expect soon to be, judge of the living and of the dead, who will render to every man according to his deeds; 3. and He has poured forth upon us abundantly the Holy Spirit, the gift and pledge of immortality, who makes those who believe and obey sons of God and joint heirs with Christ; and Him do we confess and adore, one God in the Trinity of the Holy Name." I believe that it is necessary for us to state what we believe and why so that we can better understand and be more prepared to explain and defend what we believe to others. As for my own personal statement of doctrine or belief, it would be very close to the one found on Lockman's homepage at http://www.lockman.org. Blessings to you! Nolan |