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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: What is repentance? how might I be saved with this? i have been reading the scriptures more, but i feel it is not enough, I have been praying and i have found that in proverbs a serious offense, An abomination to run to sin swiftly, i do this. it's certainly not my only sin but from what i can see so far, my biggest challenge i thought about memorizing scriptures that specifically apply to my weakness, but the bible sometimes is so hard to understand for me. so if anyone can help i would appreciate it. |
Bible Answer: Dear American, If God has shown you your need, and you do want to be saved, then you must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus. You must repent: This means a complete change regarding sin -- a 180 degree turn. There must be a change of mind. You must admit that you are a sinner, a rebel against a holy and loving God. There must be a change of heart -- genuine sorrow and shame at the vileness and filthiness of your sin. Then you must be willing to forsake that sin and change the direction of your life. God challenges people to prove their repentance by their deeds. God will not forgive any sin you are not willing to forsake. To repent is to go in a new direction, seeking wholeheartedly to live in a way pleasing to God. You must have faith in Christ. This means accepting that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God and that Christ died for the ungodly. It also means believing that in His power and love Christ is able and willing to save you. Finally, it means actually putting your trust in Christ, relying upon Him and Him alone to make you right with God. Your proud, sinful nature will fight against abandoning trust in your own "goodness" or religion. Yet, I assure you, you have no alternative. You must stop trusting in any thing else and trust only in Christ, who is able to save completely those who come to God through Him. If God has shown you your need, and given you this desire, then turn to Christ -- and do it right now! Ideally, pray aloud to Him; this may help you to be clear about what you are doing. Confess that you are a guilty, lost and helpless sinner, and with all your heart ask Christ to save you, and to take His rightful place as the Lord of your life, enabling you to turn from sin and to live for Him. The Bible says that if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord" and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved and that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. If you truly trust Christ as your Saviour and acknowledge Him as your Lord, you can claim these promises as your own. We will be praying for you. In Him, Doc |