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Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

What is your favorite Bible passage? Mine is John 3:16.

John 3:16 NIV - For God so loved the world that he gave - Bible Gateway

John 3 NIV - Jesus Teaches Nicodemus - Now there was - Bible Gateway


And Happy Easter.


I had minored in Religious Studies at the University of Nevada, Reno. Took courses in the History of Religion in the US, Medieval Art, Medieval History, Philosophy of Religion, etc.

Matthew 12:40 "For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

This is my favorite because it forced me to prove if Jesus is the Messiah or not (He is). Of course, there is no "three days and three nights" between a Friday crucifixion and a Sunday resurrection. That means that Good Friday / Easter Sunday is fraudulent - didn't happen that way. That made me consider that the death / resurrection of Jesus was also fraudulent. This forced me into a deep study on how to reconcile the obvious discrepancy and find out what is true.

The result is amazing. Jesus absolutely was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights. It is crystal clear from just reading the scriptures and believing what it says. He died on a Wednesday just before sunset and was resurrected on a Saturday at the same time. Happy to share that study with anyone who asks (just a PDF file). Not going to post that here.

That's why this is my favorite scripture - it increased my faith in the Savior and my belief in the Bible.