Does God Love the Whole World?

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.

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Love God

December 18, 2018
by Brandy Webb

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My last blog looked at seeking God’s Kingdom first, and one of my main ideas that I hope I got across is to make sure God the Father and Christ our Messiah are priority number one in our lives. My blog before dealt with God working all things out for good to those who love Him (Romans 8:28). Well, my mom brought up how the two blogs actually go together. Trusting God that all things will work for good requires us to put God first in our lives, which also requires us to love Him totally. She then asked, “So how does one show love to God?” Continue reading

Feel the Love

by Lenny Cacchio

Jesus frequently gave it between the eyes to the religious leaders of his day. “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!” He called them blind guides and whitened sepulchers. Twice he entered the temple, turned over the tables of the official temple moneychangers and drove them out. Continue reading