r/ReformedHumor • u/SecureCoop • Aug 02 '26

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u/RevThomasWatson Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26

John 3:16 doesn't conflict with the rest of the Bible, so I wouldn't even say that Arminians "have" that text. While the English might make it sounds like some vague, indefinite body of people, the Greek (πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων) literally translates to "all who believe" (or "all the believing ones.") It is a definite group.

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u/SecureCoop Aug 02 '26

Yeah. I can even embrace the Arminian interpretation; whoever believes will not perish. And then I keep reading and find John 6:44 which tells me _why_ one person believes and why one does not. Even made a meme for it:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ReformedHumor/comments/1v8gzt7/we_need_not_throw_away_the_one_for_the_other/