By: Mike James

One of the most popular scriptures supporting the idea that God cares about Gentiles as much as He cares about Israel is John 3:16. This scripture basically says that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. When you put this together with all the scriptures we find in the New Testament, it seems very clear that God is not playing favorites.

But believe it or not, there are some people who believe in the Bible, and they take a different view about John 3:16. Groups like the Black Hebrew Israelites (BHI) and Calvinists. Both groups believe this verse is not saying God loves and wants to save everyone in the world. These groups suggest that this verse means God just wants to save the Israelites or the elect. Let’s take a closer look at why they say this and prove that what they think is incorrect.