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I would suggest the same result (Jesus did not die for ”not my sheep”) however I believe a different chain of cause and effect. You suggest the following order of cause and effect: Jesus did not die for them therefore, they did not believe. I would suggest that within John 10, we have verse...

I think we are branching deep into speculation here when we tie verses together to claim WHY God did or did not do something. I lean towards the words of Corrie Ten Boon in such matters: “God does as He pleases, and He does it right well.” That said, I see no harm in speculation as long as one...

No, I don’t hate you. Theologically, we even agree on the issue of Atonement (I too, believe that Jesus died for His sheep and only for His sheep to actually save every person that He died for rather than just buying every person without exception a chance at a synergistic salvation). I just...

Respectfully, option 2 would be more honestly described as “Jesus died for His sheep”. (Can you find any scripture that might suggest that Jesus died for His sheep?) However, that does not change the fact that John 3:16 is not about either option 1 or option 2 … it is about salvation by FAITH...

I stand corrected … you hate Unlimited Atonement and want to argue against it even if John 3:16 has nothing to do with atonement (limited vs unlimited).

Got it … You hate Limited Atonement and only want to argue your pet position (irrespective of what the verse quoted actually means). Carry on.

The Pharisees in Jesus day were scrupulously HOLY with respect to living according to the law as well. Have the Amish and Mennonites, in fact, abandoned the Great Commission (which one might argue from scripture is the heart of the gospel)? “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall...

What about people like me who believe that by plucking the single verse out of context both interpretations are making a point that the verse was not attempting to address one way or the other. I think it is a verse linked to the reference to Moses and the Serpent whose purpose is to explain...

I have a personal story of grief and revenge and mourning and forgiveness and anger and confusion and trying to understand “what the h*ll God was thinking”. Almost two decades ago now, my youngest brother who had previously left his wife and children to move in with another woman, was finally...

“Oh that’s right. I’m not supposed to speak about Emma. She’s shunned for marrying an Englishman. So we can forgive the man for murdering our children, but we cannot forgive a lonely widow for falling in love.” This quote from a scene in the video illustrates the “Pharisaical” nature of their...

Context, context, context … 1 Corinthians 1:10-17 [NKJV] Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but thatyou be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. For it...

I would suggest that James might be on point here. The question is “Did God forgive us.” and hand in hand with that is the question of whether our faith (and therefore salvation) is genuine or dead. Tares look a lot like wheat when they first sprout. Time and fruit reveals the irrefutable...

Personally, I advocate restricting our condemnation and criticism of the Pope to things that he really did wrong. Baptizing according to one Biblical verse over another does not seem like something to condemn the Pope for. (Especially since he was not “the man” in the 2nd Century … that power...

The wise men found Jesus and returned home by another route without telling the king.

Ruth disobeyed Naomi to follow her back to Judea.

Who was the lady that pinned the kings head to the ground with a tent peg? Rahab hid the spies at Jericho.

Peter and the disciples harvested grain and ate it when they were hungry … prompting Jesus to proclaim that He was Lord of the Sabbath. Jesus ordered a man healed to carry his bed on the sabbath … another tricky one because it did not violate the letter of the Law but the Rabbinical Traditions...

While Johnathan did eat honey when King Saul ordered a fast, If I remember the story correctly, Johnathan was ignorant of the King’s command when he ate the honey. It is hard to hold a command that one has never received against someone.

John 3:16 A great passage that says what it says and does not say what most people read into it. It is better as part of all of John 3 than as a stand-alone sentence.

As a former atheist, there are some ‘arguments’ that I tread lightly around. I can (and once did) make a strong case against God, but will not do so in public where it might cause harm to some casual reader struggling. Send me a private message if you REALLY want to discuss this in private.