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John 3:17 — what he should have said?!

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world — he’s going to have a church to do that.

(An irreverent thought that popped into my mind while reading today’s gospel!)

February 17th, 2008 | Category: Humour, John | Subscribe to comments | Leave a comment | Trackback URL

2 Responses to “John 3:17 — what he should have said?!”

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    J. K. Gayle:
    February 17th, 2008 at 1:03 pm

    Your thought is funny enough, and sadly true too. But isn’t that just like God, humbling involving us people in his big and kind love (whether we join him, rightly, or not)? Our involuntary laughter is part and parcel of the cosmic joke. Thanks for your involuntary irreverence.

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    Gentle Wisdom » Bible Verses that Simply Can’t Mean What They Say:
    February 19th, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    [...] Doug Chaplin has this irreverent thought (his words) about the following verse, John 3:17: For God did not send his Son into the world to [...]

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