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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: Do we do the softening, or is it God? |
Bible Answer: God knows our hearts. He calls us. We choose to accept his call or reject him. While it is we who choose to soften our hearts, it is the Holy Spirit who does this miracle in us. The other side of the sword is, if we choose to reject Him enough times, He will give us over to our decision. Otherwise, our choice would have no meaning. |