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Originally Posted by Light
Now that you know what a "reflexive pronoun" is, note that the most well know verse in the Bible does not use it.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
There is no "my" as a "reflexive pronoun" in that verse. It doesn't say God so loved "his own world", or the world of the "elect".
The word "the" defines the meaning of a noun, in this case the "world". When you use the word "the" you are referring to a specific thing. The "elect" are no where to be seen here. The world is the world here.
There is nothing to take out of context here. If you do, then everything God says means something different and you end up with pure nonsense which is what your "elect" is.
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It doesn't have to say "my"; for this is God's world!
And he owns every single thing in it! Jesus Christ is the King of kings and Lord of lords, while at the same time God has seen fit to grant to his adversary the devil his wish for lordship by making Satan the
under lord of this world.
Also, God only loves his own. Jesus taught that, remember? Why can't you believe your "best friend"? God only loves those who love his Son and who believe on him. That's what Jesus said in John 14. And Jesus' theology was dead on the money because it's grounded in HIS OT scriptures.
Ps 32:10
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Many are the woes of the wicked,
but the LORD's unfailing love
surrounds the man who trusts in him.
NIV
