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Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

No. You have taken the verse at random and without any thought or context.

This is indicative of the deep ignorance as displayed by atheists, Catholics and the generally unsaved.

The context is:
Joh:3:14: And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Joh:3:15: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Joh: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.
Joh:3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Joh:3:18: 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.

All you have to do is
1. Believe in Him.
this puts you in a position to
2. Accept Him as your Savior
this then puts you in a position in which you are "Saved"*
3. This then opens the possibility of entering Heaven**

*From Romans 3:24-25 because (John 1:29), and Isaiah 53:6.Depsite the fact that we all have sinned and are justified freely, withouttheir own works and merits, by His grace, through the redemption that is inChrist Jesus, in His blood (Romans 3:23-25). Therefore, Mark 13:31.

**Romans 9:16 onwards

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If a pick only a verse and it can be out of context, so why on earth they are written verses (with numbers)?


I am just reading the bible literally. The context is an interpretation.

[Brother Gonzalez]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

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If a pick only a verse and it can be out of context, so why on earth they are written verses (with numbers)?


I am just reading the bible literally. The context is an interpretation.

No, you are reading just one verse, and trying to troll us. Read the whole Bible.

[James Hutchins]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

If a pick only a verse and it can be out of context, so why on earth they are written verses (with numbers)?

I am just reading the bible literally. The context is an interpretation.

They are numbered to keep them in order, like pages in a book or the license plate numbers of my cars. If a number is missing, you are either sloppy or some one robbed you. Jesus does not rob you, He Saves® you.

[Ezekiel Bathfire]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

If a pick only a verse and it can be out of context, so why on earth they are written verses (with numbers)?

So we can find out what came before it and what went after it - context.


Take Joh:11:35 - without context, Jesus could just have stubbed his toe on something (I did that the other day - it's really painful) or He could have been shedding a tear for people like you who simply are never going to "get it."

[refridgerator]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

So we can find out what came before it and what went after it - context.


Take Joh:11:35 - without context, Jesus could just have stubbed his toe on something (I did that the other day - it's really painful) or He could have been shedding a tear for people like you who simply are never going to "get it."

The numeration suggest that each statement under a verse is something in itself but within the whole. Do you see numbers in every statement in most books?

[James Hutchins]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

The numeration suggest that each statement under a verse is something in itself but within the whole. Do you see numbers in every statement in most books?

Yes


Tell me, why do you hate God? Is it because he is through?

[Basilissa]

Re: Is possible to begin to believe?

The numeration suggest that each statement under a verse is something in itself but within the whole. Do you see numbers in every statement in most books?

It happens only to important ones, dear. Regarding examples other than the Bible, have you ever heard of the Illiad? Here is a link:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0134:book=1:card=1