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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. |
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Bible Note: "The Protestant principle that the Church should always be striving to conform to Scripture. So should all Christians!" Doc, I whole-heartedly agree with this. We must continue to search Scripture for in God's revelation to us we find the truth. We must realize that truth and live it out in order for us to live and serve in a manner worthy of God. However, many individuals don't see the reformation as such, rather it is viewed as a separation. Martin Luther was seeking to separate from the Church he was seeking reform. But how could the “true church”, that is one headed by Christ, built on the foundation of the Prophets and the Apostles, go astray? So did Luther in demanding reform admit that Christ failed in leading His Church or that the true Church wasn’t in existence? Evidently, his protest for reform, to keep the Church, not to separate from it or abolish it, shows his respect for the Church as being true. My fear is in the establishing of doctrine instituted by men who were not directly commissioned by Christ Himself for teaching doctrine with the authority of an Apostle. The Millerites and their misinterpretation of the Second Coming is an example of what, man without the authority of Christ can do to Scripture. That is, to install teachings and doctrine that contradict the Word, which Sola Scripture denounces as it dictates God’s word, The Bible, is the final authority, not mans. How can man simply look at Scripture and decide they can know the mind of God? God in His infinite wisdom does not reveal all to us, just what He deemed necessary. With all of that said, I profess that I do look to Scripture as the final authority. But I dare not add anything to it as doctrine. All doctrine must in fact, be supported by Scripture but to take the text and use it out of context to support a doctrine instated by man is a very dangerous and unscriptural act of placing man’s knowledge above God’s. With that said, I thank you so very much for your comments and instruction. They have proven to be very effective and productive for me. WOS |