"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son into the World to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
When I was younger, I heard a version of this passage to make it more personal to the reader. I remember finding it very helpful before I was saved and was searching for God as my personal saviour. It is an encouragement to me even today. That God's work of salvation is for me personally and that God loves ME is still amazing and overwhelming.
(Obviously, you would insert your own name not mine)
(Obviously, you would insert your own name not mine)
"For God so loved Gini that He gave His only begotten Son,
that if Gini believes in Him, she shall not perish but have everlasting life.
For God did not send His Son to condemn Gini,
but that through Him Gini might be saved.
I have seen the same "name thing" done with 1 Corinthians 13. For example "Bethany is patient, Bethany kind...etc." It does help to make things personal, and also challenging.
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