First of all I don't have any "theology". I just read the Bible and believe whatever it says - and not try to give my opinion of what the verse/chapter etc means. So therefore I will just write out the Verse...JOHN 3:16 - 18 - the Amplified Version (this version goes through all the english words that the original greek words could mean in english..so it is a longer defination covering all the basis)
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For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world tha He [even] gave up His only-begotten (unique) Son, that whoever believes in (trusts, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish - come to destruction, be lost - but have eternal (everlasting) life.
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For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge - to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on - the world; but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.
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He who believes on Him - who clings to, trust in, relies on Him - is not judged (he who trust in Him never comes up for judgement; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation; he incurs no damnation). But he who does not believe (not cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already: (he has already been convicted; has already received his sentence) because he has not believed on and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God, - he is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ's name.
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The [basis of the] judgment (indictment, the test by which men are judged, the ground for the sentence ) lies in this; that the Light is come into the world, and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light.
And another verse in II Corinthians 2:19
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It was God (personally present) in Christ, reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself, not counting up and holding against [men] their trespasses [but cancelling them]; and committing to us the message of reconciliation - of the restoration to favor.
This is the problem with most Christian is that they go out into the world God hates them and they way they live.
What Christians need to understand is that GOD (through Jesus) died for ALL of our sins. for the entire earth on the cross 2000 years ago. So that issue is settled already. Are all of our sins fogiven? Yes...ALL of the earths sins have been forgiven. Now....in order to come into the Kindgom, a person needs to make Jesus Lord of their life - believe He did on the cross (and in doing that took away their sin) and confess Him as Lord.
Most Christians believe they are better than non Christians because their sin is forgiven. But all the sin of the world has been taken away - the difference with the Christian is that he has accepted that forgiveness and made Jesus his Lord. We (as Christians) have been given the ministry of reconciliation - telling the world that their sin is forgiven and God wants to restore them to favour with Him by accepting His son Jesus.
And also, there is only one way to restoration - though Jesus. He is the only way, truth and the Light. No on comes unto the Father accept throgh Him.
I hope this clears up some of the questions my last post has raised
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