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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: Why do i need to love god? |
Bible Note: BradK, Your Quote: Thanks for the reply. I would make the distinction (and emphasize) that love is not the motivation or cause (on our part) that brings us to Christ! 1 John 4:10 says, "...not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins" (NASB) Once we have beleived on the Lord Jesus Christ, we are motivated by His grace- Titus 2:11 "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men," Titus 2:12 "instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age," It seems to me in my mind, I addressed this subject, at least briefly. Remember I agreed with you. Yes, some of us might be motivated by Grace but it's SO much better to be motivated by Love as implied by Jesus in the verses from my post, repeated below. John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of Jonah, do you love Me?” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me?” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep. and John 14:15 “If you love Me, keep My commandments." A person could say BradK is making "his distinction and emphasizing" on Grace and I'm making mine on Love. Yes, apparently part of God's Love as mentioned in John 3:16 includes the Magnificent and Wonderful Grace as you have stated AND yes, as I mentioned a lot of people are NOT properly motivated to respond to God's Love. Fear is one motivation, probably the most frequent but I still like to think Love is by far a much better motivation. I noticed you didn't reply directly to my quotes from Jesus above. Please tell me what would be your reply to Jesus' Words. God bless you all -- Inquisitor |