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My old pastor once gave exegesis of John 3:16 in a way I had never thought of. The "so loved" in this verse can also be read as "in this way". The point being that God had a particular and peculiar way with regard to the cross and the redemption there attained for us. When I read Isaiah 55 the words "My ways are not your ways neither are your thoughts my thoughts" seem to bear this out. This understanding more than explaining what the world means seems to shed more light on this strawman of potential universalism. The world obviously cannot mean all men unless scripture is not consistant with itself.