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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: Hello inquisitor, Here's where we differ: You said "But like we're ALL saying, in order for any one of us to receive this Gift of Salvation, we must follow and obey God's Commands from the day we become a christian to the end of our lives, Rev 2:10." No, we're not all saying that. I disagree! We're not saved by grace, then kept by works. You are confusing grace and works my friend. Titus 2:11-12 clearly states, "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age," (NASB) Eph. 2:10 says, "For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them." (NASB) Rom. 11:6 states "But if it is by grace, it is no longer on the basis of works, otherwise grace is no longer grace." You're confusing sanctification with eternal security. We serve God, we live Godly- because of His grace toward us. His grace is what motivates us. We don't "keep His commands" to the end of our lives in order to maintain our salvation. We obey Him because of His great love for us (Eph. 2:4-6), not out of fear of losing our salvation! We are saved to the uttermost (Heb. 7:25) I am more confused with each successive post, as it's unraveling a rather unorthodox view! Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |