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“The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejects the Son will not see life, but God’s wrath remains on him.” (John 3:36)

Notice the present tense = (has eternal life). = without beginning or end but co eternal in God.

 

Belief is evidence of eternal life. You must be alive spiritually before you can believe.

 

No. the present tense HAS precedes belief. Faith is the evidence.

 

Your interpretation doesn't add up. You want it to read whoever believes will have eternal life. But the present tense of HAS shows the reality of which belief is the evidence. Faith (faithfulness) is evidence according to Hebrews 11 1.

 

Wrong.

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
John 20:31 NKJV


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“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” (1 Peter 1:23)

 

The word speaks the new birth into existence just as Jesus spoke the universe into existence.

 

Whoever jumps rope is physically fit. Which comes first?

 

Non sequitur.

Address the verse I posted. It clearly shows an if-then sequence. If you believe, then you have eternal life.

You claim you can't believe unless you already have eternal life.

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About a camel going thru the eye of a needle...

We all know it's impossible for a camel to go thru the eye of a needle one uses to sew. However, there was a gap in the wall around Jerusalem called "the eye of a needle" because of its shape. This gap was often exploited by merchants wishing to enter J on the Sabbath, when the gates of the wall were shut.


An ordinary-size camel could squeeze thru it, but most camels were reluctant to do so, as it was a tight fit. Generally, the merchant had to unload the camel & carry the load thru the gap himself to re-load it onto the camel - IF the unloaded camel would go thru the gap.

Thus, Jesus was NOT saying in so many words that it was impossible for a rich person to be saved; He was saying it's difficult for such a person to be saved because they're often focused on their wealth, & not God.

 

This is works.