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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: What does the word"believe"involve |
Bible Note: Let me see if I understand you, Ed. Are you saying that the James passage requires us to define believe as works? If James "dispels" to believe for salvation as an internal mental activity of accepting God's word as true, then we are saved by external good works. So, please clarify. You reference James to help us understand what believe means. So, does believe also mean doing the good works of God's law? If this is not what you're saying, please clarify |