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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: Hi Ocelot, Thank you for your kind words. I do not, by any stretch of the imagination, consider myself to be the paragon of Christian Love! We all just do the best we can, eh? I don't judge beliefs by their attractiveness or lack thereof, because if something is true according to God's word, and it doesn't appeal to me, that is because there is something wrong with me, not with the truth. I appreciate your position regarding this question of eternal security. I have not considered you to be hypocritical, I merely wished to put a fine point on it, so to speak. Many will talk about this, yet betray themselves later to believe that they are immune, as they think it through more deeply. I believe quite strongly in the eternal security of all true believers. We need not debate the issue. Mostly, I wished to provoke the consideration of the peripheral issues of the loss of salvation, the undoing of all that had been done. That which is born-again must die-again, Chosen from the foundation of the world becomes not chosen, there's a lot more to it. Myself, I just don't see how the Bible allows for all that. This is a serious issue for me in that what someone believes will impact their lives, and their understanding of Who God is, and how to understand His Word. Personally, the discovery of the permanance of being a new creation, the complete and total separation from my sin, how I have been re-created in "true righteousness and holiness", revolutionized my entire life, my walk with Jesus, and filled my with "joy unspeakable, and full of glory". There is now nothing I fear, as I understand His Love and Power. Oh, there are things that still trouble me, I'm not that far, yet, but I have a Rock of Salvation that cannot be moved. I wish that same experience for others. For some, it comes from studying Romans 8. For me, it came while studying Colossians 3. Well, enough rambling! Love in Christ, Mark |