07-04-2009, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by blhowes  What makes sense to me is that the word "so", like the word "For", is referring to the previous verse. Similarly to how God had Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness and whoever believed didn't perish, in the same way God loved the world and gave his son.
As I said, I don't recall the word "so" in that passage being interpretted that way, so I take my thoughts with a grain of salt. Does/could the word "so" be referring to the previous passage, instead of describing how much God loved the world? | Your getting there Bob. It's building on Moses lifting up the serpent. That's the picture of how God shows his love to the world. He offers his son in the same manner that Moses offered the serpent, offering his Son to the world as the only Savior. Look to him and you will be saved, reject him and you remain condemned. 
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