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NASB | 1 John 2:2 and He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 2:2 And He [that same Jesus] is the propitiation for our sins [the atoning sacrifice that holds back the wrath of God that would otherwise be directed at us because of our sinful nature--our worldliness, our lifestyle]; and not for ours alone, but also for [the sins of all believers throughout] the whole world. |
Subject: How do we preach the Gospel? |
Bible Note: John Reformed - Dear John, citing John 3:18 as a reference point, you write: "Those who do not believe, do not, for they are condemned already." ...... John, this is not what the passage says. John 3:18 says, "He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." ..... Man does not believe because he has already been condemned, and the passage does not say that. He is condemned because he has not believed, and that's what the passage says. ..... The former is a Calvinistic spin. The latter is what the passage actually says. And the two don't mean the same thing at all. --Hank |