On 9/18/09, Iain Strachan <igd.strachan@gmail.com> wrote:>
> To my mind complex creedal statements that are not (after all) part of
> the Bible, complicate matters.
>
> John 3:16 states:
>
> For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that
> whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
>
> It seems to me that this is sufficient alone.
Understanding that the word "believing" above really meand "trusting,"
I concur. However, it is a definition, not a command.
There are people who neither believe not disbelieve that definition.
They are not in a position (perhaps because God has not yet spoken to
them) to assent to a belief they don't hold.
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