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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: wjhat are the qualifications being |
Bible Note: Hi Mark, Perhaps I can use Ephesians 4 in trying to show you what I mean; for I am not looking at the holy spirit as the work (finished product, us), but rather I am seeing the holy spirit as the means by which the work is done. I am looking at the holy spirit as the written words of God, the gospel, the power of God for salvation. God uses the words spoken, and He gives the spirit without measure. Acts 1:5 says "for John baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the (h)Holy (s)Spirit not many days from now." I would say that we are washed by the word and baptized with holy spirit. I would say that we are to be filled with the holy spirit given to us by God in the Scriptures. For Acts 1:4 I would go with the NASB; that they waited for what the Father had promised. The NKJ chose to interpret it as the Holy Spirit so they capitalized "Promise". But I would have you consider Acts 1:2 also to look at the means by which they were chosen. I would have you consider Acts 1:16 in contrast to Acts 4:25, NKJ. However, any more conversation should be moved to another verse, another thread, I believe. Let's go to Ephesians 4, maybe verse 23. From the heart, Ray |