John 3:16-18 — condemnation precedes unbelief; unbelief leaves you in existing condemnation
Scriptural support for the pit analogy.
John 3:16-18: 'God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world...whoever has not believed is condemned already.' The phrase 'condemned already' is key: you were already in the pit before you failed to believe. Not believing in Jesus is what keeps you there, not what put you there. 'Sin gives us condemnation; Jesus gives us salvation.' Getting this backwards makes Jesus sound like he condemns people, which is the opposite of John's point.
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@KuiperBelt117 Interesting. I changed my view away from Reformed soteriology whe
@KuiperBelt117 Interesting. I changed my view away from Reformed soteriology when I stopped binge listening to RC Sproul messages and started reading my Bible and letting it speak.
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