John 3.16: Simple Gospel truth and profound theology

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Curtis

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GINOLJC to all,
First thanks for the reply, second, our Lord Jesus the Son is not the, "shaliah" for God. he is God himself. this is a false theory of the Unitarian. the Son is God's own "RIGHT ARM". meaning God himself "diversified" in flesh. supportive scripture, Isaiah 63:5 "And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me."

God's OWN ARM is he himself in flesh. so he's no "shaliah" or any agent for God, but is God. supportive scripture, Isaiah 35:4 "Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance, even God with a recompence; he will come and save you." and there is ONLY "ONE" God, and that one God came.

PICJAG.

Jesus is God but is not the father.

In John 1:1 Jesus is the word of God, who was WITH God, and also WAS God.

God, with God, in the beginning.

It takes two, to be WITH each other.

You can’t be WITH yourself, but can only be BY yourself.

Shalom Aleichem
 

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'For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through Him might be saved.
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.
'
(Joh 3:16-18)

'And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of His disciples,
which are not written in this book:
But these are written, that ye might believe
that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God;
and that believing ye might have life through His name.'

(Joh 20:30-31)

:)
 

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John 3.16: Simple Gospel truth and profound theology
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Amen!!

As a small child, this was the first verse of Scripture, I heard, repeated, memorized, remembered.

John 3:
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Glory to God,
Taken

 

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John 3.16: Simple Gospel truth and profound theology
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Amen!!

As a small child, this was the first verse of Scripture, I heard, repeated, memorized, remembered.

John 3:
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Glory to God,
Taken
Indeed; once memorized, hardly ever forgotten... :)
 

charity

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'If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His Word,
Then our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.'​

'The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul:
the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.'

(Psa 19:7)

The entrance of Thy words giveth light;
it giveth understanding unto the simple.'

(Psa 119:130)

'But I fear, lest by any means,
as the serpent beguiled Eve through His subtilty,
so your minds should be corrupted
from the simplicity that is in Christ.'

(2Co 11:3)

'For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world;
but that the world through Him might be saved.'
(Joh 3:17)

:)