Have you heard the gospel –the good news of God’s powerful and gracious work
of saving dead condemned sinners?
of saving dead condemned sinners?
你听到福音了吗? —
—关于上帝那强而有力的 施恩圣工和慈爱
来拯救灵性死亡的罪人?
—关于上帝那强而有力的 施恩圣工和慈爱
来拯救灵性死亡的罪人?
(Chinese translation by Sister Joey Tan)
Behold what manner of love...
看哪 ! 这是何等的爱
看哪 ! 这是何等的爱
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.
神爱世人, 甚至将他的他独生子赐给他们,
凡信他的,不至灭亡,而是已拥有永 生了
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have everlasting life.
神爱世人, 甚至将他的他独生子赐给他们,
凡信他的,不至灭亡,而是已拥有永 生了
這就是愛
“ 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Jn 3
“上帝差他儿子降世,并不是要定世人的罪,乃是要藉著他而得救.信他的人,罪已经被赦 免;而不信他的,罪已经定了,因為他不信神獨生子的名. 光来到世間, 世人因自己的行为是恶的,不爱光,倒爱黑暗.定他们的罪就在此。 凡作恶的便恨光,并不来就光, 以免他的行为曝露在光亮中。但那些行真理的人必来就 光,要显明他所行的是靠神而行"
But how did God so love?
但神如何爱世人?
但神如何爱世人?
1. God so loved...
He loved the world that lies in spiritual darkness and death, a world in rebellion and enmity against Him as God and Creator.
神爱世人...
他爱那些卧在属灵黑暗和死亡里的世 人,那些叛逆,并与上帝--造物主为敌的人
2. God so loved...
He loved the utterly un-loveable and deserving of just condemnation; He loved the sons of disobedience and children of wrath.
神爱世人⋯
他爱那些完全不可爱的人和应受他的公 义审判的世人;他爱那些悖逆之子和可怒之子。
3. God so loved...
He loved such sinners with an immense and immeasurable love, sacrificing His most precious Son for the most undeserving and ill-deserving sinners.
神爱世人⋯
他以无可比拟以及不可测度的爱,牺牲 了他最宝爱的儿子,来拯救那些不值得和极不配挽救的罪人。
4. God so loved...
He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to save the justly condemned, the undeserving and ill-deserving sinners that they should not PERISH in the lake of fire..
神爱世人⋯
他差遣他唯一的儿子,主耶稣基督来挽 救那些本该被定罪的,不值得挽救的, 极不配得着拯救的罪人,以免他们在地狱中灭亡。
5. God so loved...
He sent His only begotten Son that He might live the perfect and sinless life for His people and to secure the perfect righteousness for them. God freely provided this perfect righteousness for His unrighteous condemned people.
神爱世人⋯
他差送他唯一的儿子到这世上,让他代 替他的子民过着完美和无罪的生活,为他的子民争 取完美的公义。神不惜代价的为他罪恶的子民提供 了这个完美的公义。
6. God so loved...
He sent His only begotten Son to suffer and to die in the place of His people to bear away God’s holy wrath and just condemnation upon them that they deserve for all their sins and unrighteousness.
神爱世人...
他差送他唯一的儿子来到这世上受苦, 代替他的子民来受死,并承担了他子民们的罪行和不义,免了神的圣怒与他们应受的惩罚。
7. God so loved...
He resurrected His only begotten Son from the dead so that He might conquer death and destroy the power of death upon His people. He exalted His Son to the highest power, glory and majesty.
神爱世人...
他叫他的儿子从死里复活,战胜了死亡的权势并且毁灭了他子民身上的死亡势力。他以至 高的权力,荣耀和威严来高举他的儿子。
8. God so loved...
He imputed Christ's righteousness by free grace to His people while they were yet dead in sin and in enmity against Him. God justifies them FREELY by His grace when they have no ability to believe, being dead in trespasses and sins.
神爱世人...
当他的子民们还死在过犯中,并和他为敌时,他施恩给他们,把主耶稣基督的义记算在他们身上。白白的使他们称义。
9. God so loved...
He gives eternal life to His people while they are dead in sin through the regenerating work of His Spirit and adopts them as His children. “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God.”
神爱世人...
当他的子民们还死在过犯中时,他藉着圣灵的工作,使他们重生,赐给他们永生,并认领他们为他的儿女。 “你看天父赐给我们的是何等的慈爱,使我们得称为神的儿女
10. God so loved...
He gives eternal life to His people SO THAT they may believe the gospel, the good news of what God has done in Jesus Christ to save His people. ‘Whoever believes HAS eternal life.” This is grace indeed! (Don’t believe the popular LIE that a spiritually dead sinner can believe in order to have eternal life. Life must precede the acts of life. Spiritual life precedes spiritual activities - basic and elementary.
神爱世人...
他赐给他的子民永生,让他们可以相信福音,相信神藉着在主耶稣基督里所成就的一切工
永生了"。这得确是恩典! (不要相信,一个灵性死亡的罪人能相信福音而赚得永生的谎话。 有生
命先才能行生命的行为, 有属灵的生命先前才能行属灵的活动)
11. God so loved...
He nourishes and trains His children to live godly and holy through the ministry of the word in the context of NT church. He preserves His children in their eternal salvation.
神爱世人⋯
他通过教会,藉着他的话语,就是圣经。来喂养,并教导他的儿女们,如何过着一个圣洁和敬虔的生活,使到他们能够保存在他的救恩里。
12. God so loved...
He shall resurrect and gather all His children to dwell with Him in the eternal bliss of the new heaven and new earth after the Great Judgment Day.
神爱世人⋯
他会在大审判那一日复活他的子民,并招集他们与他同住在新天地,在天堂过着永恒,幸福的日子。
Jesus Christ said, “I give them eternal life... My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.”
主耶稣基督说,“我赐给他们永生。。。我的羊听到我的声音,我也认识他们,他们也跟随我。“
Do you know anything of this amazing love of God in Jesus Christ? Do you believe this good news of God’s love in Jesus Christ? A child of God believes this good news of salvation. Christ’s sheep hear His voice! Do you? Come and join us to worship and serve Him who so loved us.
你是否晓得在主耶稣基督里那奇妙的爱呢?你是否相信神如何透过主耶稣基督来拯救他的子民的好消息呢? 神的儿女们都会相信关乎这救恩的福音。基督的羊会听到他的呼唤声!你是否也听到他的呼唤声呢? 来与我们一起敬拜并侍奉那爱我们的神吧。
The good news is: “whoever believes HAS eternal life.’
It is not. “whoever will believe shall have eternal life.’
令人雀耀的好消息是:"那相信的已经拥有永生了,
而不是凡相信的方能得着永生.“
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It is not. “whoever will believe shall have eternal life.’
令人雀耀的好消息是:"那相信的已经拥有永生了,
而不是凡相信的方能得着永生.“
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p/s
A brother said:
Below is an exegesis of one arminian friend who advocate the conditionality of John 3:16.
____________
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.
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him . . . HAVE everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? WRONG! Or worse yet . . .
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him SHOULD . . . HAS everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? WRONG!
To be declarative the verse should read -
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him . . . HAS everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? Absolutely yes! The only problem is "HAVE" is used in the verse and not "HAS."
This is what the verse actually says:
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him SHOULD . . . HAVE everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? Absolutely yes!. The last part of the verse, therefore, is clearly CONDITIONAL.
___________
I would like to hear what you have to say on this. Grammatically, it seems accurate and right, but I would like to get your inputs.
Thanks.
Sing F Lau
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.
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1. 'whosoever believeth in him should not perish'
2. 'whosoever believeth in him have everlasting life'
'Whosoever' is not necessarily singular. 'Whosoever' is often used collectively, meaning 'some of all types' or 'all'. That explain why it is followed by the verb 'have' and not 'has'.
'believeth' is present active PARTICIPLE, i.e the believing, functioning like a verbal noun. 'Whosoever believeth' means 'all the believing'... therefore followed by 'have'.
'Should' is a modal verb related to 'perish', indicating the consequence of believing.
The consequence of believing is should not perish.
The consequence of believing is not have eternal life.
Possession of everlasting life is the reason there are believing ones. Believing is because of the possession of everlasting life.
Believing is OBVIOUSLY an activity of the everlasting life.
ONLY an insane man denies that life must precede the activities of that life. Believing is an activity of spiritual life.
Dan
Thank you brother Sing.
Is it not that "BELIEVETH" is a singular verb which stands for the modern form "believes" ?
Sing F Lau
'believeth' is a participle.
Parsing information:
Tense: Present
Voice: Active
... Mood: Participle
participle |ˈpärtəˌsipəl|
noun Grammar
a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding).
A brother said:
Below is an exegesis of one arminian friend who advocate the conditionality of John 3:16.
____________
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.
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him . . . HAVE everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? WRONG! Or worse yet . . .
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him SHOULD . . . HAS everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? WRONG!
To be declarative the verse should read -
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him . . . HAS everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? Absolutely yes! The only problem is "HAVE" is used in the verse and not "HAS."
This is what the verse actually says:
"WHOSOEVER believeth in him SHOULD . . . HAVE everlasting life." Is the grammar correct? Absolutely yes!. The last part of the verse, therefore, is clearly CONDITIONAL.
___________
I would like to hear what you have to say on this. Grammatically, it seems accurate and right, but I would like to get your inputs.
Thanks.
Sing F Lau
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.
==========
1. 'whosoever believeth in him should not perish'
2. 'whosoever believeth in him have everlasting life'
'Whosoever' is not necessarily singular. 'Whosoever' is often used collectively, meaning 'some of all types' or 'all'. That explain why it is followed by the verb 'have' and not 'has'.
'believeth' is present active PARTICIPLE, i.e the believing, functioning like a verbal noun. 'Whosoever believeth' means 'all the believing'... therefore followed by 'have'.
'Should' is a modal verb related to 'perish', indicating the consequence of believing.
The consequence of believing is should not perish.
The consequence of believing is not have eternal life.
Possession of everlasting life is the reason there are believing ones. Believing is because of the possession of everlasting life.
Believing is OBVIOUSLY an activity of the everlasting life.
ONLY an insane man denies that life must precede the activities of that life. Believing is an activity of spiritual life.
Dan
Thank you brother Sing.
Is it not that "BELIEVETH" is a singular verb which stands for the modern form "believes" ?
Sing F Lau
'believeth' is a participle.
Parsing information:
Tense: Present
Voice: Active
... Mood: Participle
participle |ˈpärtəˌsipəl|
noun Grammar
a word formed from a verb (e.g., going, gone, being, been) and used as an adjective (e.g., working woman, burned toast) or a noun (e.g., good breeding).
