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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: I have heard preached that God has promised the salvation of our families down to a thousand generations, or something of that effect. My problem is that I have looked and looked for that specific scripture and haven't been able to find it or one similar. Could any one please tell to what scripture this refers? |
Bible Answer: This subject of salvation has been hotly debated all the years of this Forum and for many, many centuries before, and will most likely continue to be debated till the ending of the world. You can see my posts on the subject by inserting the words Rowdy and salvation into the Quick Search of the upper right corner of your screen. I would like to remind you on that fateful Judgment Day, we'll ALL be judged by the sum total of all the words found in the NT as spoken by Jesus and His official representatives, His beloved Apostles. So that means whatever directives and actions they gave and followed when it involved remission of sins or some related topic, we should consider following. For starters, I would add to Hank's citations, the following: Matt 28:18 And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." The first Gospel sermmon is good for guidance Acts 2:37 Now when they heard this, they were pierced to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, "Brethren, what shall we do?" 38 Peter said to them, "Repent, and each of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 "For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself." There are other steps to salvation but this is enough to get started. Hope this helps and God bless. Rowdy |