"If Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1 are true, then we must take the facts that are presented in Genesis 2:17 and 3:23 to be true; in which case, the 3:23 that is found in Romans is without a doubt indicative of the present situation. Still if we trust that 2 Timothy 3:16 is true, then so we must take hope in John 3:16; indeed, it is our only hope as is clearly stated in that same book in 10:9 and 14:6. What then? Having once been Luke 15:13’s, we are now Luke 15:6’s. Persevere in the knowledge of Romans 8:38 and 39, look no further than Ephesians 2:10, making sure to live out Philippians 3:14, remembering that 4:13 will always be true. Without question, we look forward to 3:20, 3:21, and Revelation 22:20, where we shall forever be with the Shepherd of Psalm 23:1."
- J.P. Antonios