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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: Explain doctrine and statement of faith |
Bible Note: Very Precious, you won't find the Nicene Creed in the Scriptures, nor as for that, any of the other well-known creeds that have become a part of our heritage of literature on Christian faith and practice. Unlike Scripture, these creeds, confessions of faith and the like are not inspired and the claim is not advanced that they are. They are merely man's attempt to state in summary form the essentials of the Christian faith..... You asked about the Nicene Creed in particular. It is an ancient creed, adopted at the first Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325 to settle a controversy concerning the Persons of the Trinity. Should you like to read it in its entirety (it isn't very long), you may go to makedisciples.com/nicene-c.html. Or simply go to a search engine (I used Yahoo) and type in the two words, nicene creed, and you will be able to find it. Some websites offer it an couple of translations...... But please let me say again, creeds are not Scripture. Many people feel that they are of help to them in being able to express and affirm in succinct form what they believe. If any of the creeds help you to do this better, fine. If they don't help you or don't say what you believe, you're at liberty to continue your walk in the Lord and leave the creeds behind. --Hank |