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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 DOES IT MEAN TO *BELIEVE* IN JESUS CHRIST? Are we talking about mental assent to a set of facts? Or a warm fuzzy feeling when you pray or think about Jesus? Or a belief that Jesus existed, as did George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, etc.? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO *BELIEVE* IN JESUS CHRIST? |
Bible Answer: Thank you, Chris and doug619, for your good answers to the question. If I may be permitted to answer my own question, I would like to quote the best, clearest, most concise and accurate answer -- an answer that a child or an unchurched seeker could understand -- I've ever heard to the question: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO *BELIEVE* IN JESUS CHRIST? If you are a Christian worker or teacher, you may want to print the following and place a copy of it in your Bible. . . . "To believe in Jesus Christ is to have a confident conviction that: 1) He is who the Bible says He is. 2) He will do what He promises. 3) Upon placing my trust in Him, I enter into a personal, eternal relationship with the Son of God." |