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The Most Famous Verse
26 July 2014
“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.” (John 3:16)
John 3:16 is commonly used as an offering of salvation to anyone who will believe. Those that do not believe are told that they are doomed to hell because they did not believe verse 16. This “decisional salvation” is probably the most dominant doctrine taught under the Christian umbrella today. However, it is wrong today just like it was wrong in Jesus’ day. That was the very thought process that Jesus rebuked in Nicodemus!
We have already seen that this most famous verse in all the Bible is a declaration of salvation for all of God’s elect not just the Jews. It is not a conditional offering of salvation if you choose to believe. Belief in this context is clearly shown to be an evidence, not a cause, of salvation.
If there is any doubt of my interpretation of this scripture, let’s take a look at the following verse which is a continuation of the point Jesus made.
“For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” (John 3:17)
Verse 17 tells us that Jesus did not come to condemn anyone. Therefore, verse 16 should not be used as a way to coerce belief with the threat of condemnation out of anyone!
John 3:16 is perhaps one of the most beautiful texts in the Bible. It tells us that God loves His elect children so much that He is willing to have His only begotten son die so that we could be saved. This is a glorious declaration of the love of God!
Why would we want to decrease the value of this wonderful verse by making Jesus look like a “potential savior” if the hearer will just believe? Why should we portray the King of kings and the Lord of lords as a poor beggar unable to save without our help?
No, Jesus is not a potential savior. He is the risen Savior! This verse is not God offering you salvation if you will just believe. Jesus offered Himself once, and it was not to you or me. Our Great High Priest offered Himself to God as the perfect Lamb of God!
To put it more simply, this verse is declaring to us why Jesus had to die. He had to die so that we might live!
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Welcome
Brentwood Hills Primitive Baptist Church is a community of believers working together to transform our lives to the image of Jesus Christ. We believe it is our duty and privilege to live the gospel of the doctrines of grace in such a way as to edify the families within our church and other children of God in our community. Through regular worship based on strong Biblical principles, fellowship, admonishment, and outreach, we glory in the grace of the sovereign God working in our lives thereby showing the Spirit of God in the world.
Brentwood Hills was organized in 1906 in Fort Worth, Texas as Laodicea Primitive Baptist Church. You can find much of the history of the church, as well as other churches here: Primitive Baptist History Database
We identify ourselves as an old-line Primitive Baptist church. If you read our Articles of Faith, you’ll see that we hold to such doctrines as the inspiration and inerrancy of the Bible. We recognize the King James Version (KJV) as the only English translation worthy of being called the Bible. We believe in salvation solely by the grace of a sovereign God. We believe that Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, came to the earth to do the will of His Father, which was to deliver from the sentence of death all those the Father gave Him before the world began. We believe that Jesus fully satisfied the Father by atoning for all the sins of all His people. In time, we believe the Holy Spirit comes to each person that belongs to Jesus and regenerates them. Then (and only then) can anyone have faith, which is a fruit of the Spirit, by which you are able to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ. Whether or not you ever hear the gospel, or believe it if you did hear it, or obey it if you did believe it, rest assured that Jesus will remain forever faithful to you because, if He died for you, He will never deny that you belong to Him.
We believe that everyone for whom Christ died will without fail be raised again from the dead to a glorified life. Even if we are alive when He returns to raise the dead, we shall be changed to a glorified life. All the Redeemed will meet the Lord in the air. Then He will take us to Heaven and there we shall forever be with the Lord. The wicked will be raised at the same time as the righteous, but the wicked shall go away into everlasting punishment along with Satan and his angels. Until that glorious day when Christ returns to raise the dead, He has provided a place for His people to find rest for their souls. This place is the Church. Jesus Christ set-up His church on this earth before His death on the Cross. The church is there for those of His people who have come to believe that God saved them by His Son, Jesus Christ. To believe that Christ “paid it all” gives believers the strongest motivation to serve Him. Once enlightened to this glorious truth, then the child of God should feel an obligation to become and remain an active member of the His church. To serve the Lord in His church makes for one of the great blessings to experience this side of Heaven. It fulfills you to serve in His church and it gives your life purpose and meaning.
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