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John 3:16
  • John 3:16 – What does “believes” mean? Does that exclude other obligations, like repentance and baptism? Could this be a synecdoche?
  • John 3:14-15 is a synecdoche.
  • John 12:32-33
    • What’s the evidence of synecdoche?
    Context
    • Numbers 21:4-9 – The bronze serpent
    • People had to respond to be saved by the serpent.
    • John 3:14-21
      • Harmony
      • Mark 16:15-16
      • Acts 3:19
      • Romans 10:9-10
      • James 2:14, 26, 19
        • Pattern
        • Acts 2:44, 41 – They had done much more than just believe.
        • Acts 16:29-34 – Belief included baptism here.
        • Acts 18:8
        • I Corinthians 1:14
          • Conclusion
          • My suggestion is that John 3:16 is another instance of this sort of language (synecdoche), where “believes” is simply a shortened way of referring to everything that comes from that belief and is involved in salvation.
            • Learning the truth about Jesus
            • Matthew 28:18-20 – Jesus sent the disciples everywhere to teach.
            • Teaching in the book of Acts
              • Acts 2:14, 42
              • Acts 4:1, 17, 33
              • Acts 5:20, 25, 42
              • Acts 6:7-10
              • Acts 7:51-53
              • Acts 8:3
              • This was a spiritual revolution founded on information.
              • Romans 1:16; 10:17 – The power of salvation was in the word of God.
              • Acts 17:2, 11
              • Don’t just go with your conscience.
                • Acts 23:1; 26:9-11
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