Boatbums: The point was that you claim "Protestants" must put their spin on verses of scripture, and I showed you that you do exactly that
Where did I spin John 3:16? You don't think you have to do what Jesus says?
Where did you spin it? How about "John 3:16 simply says that you have to believe Christ in order to be saved by Christ. So you have, among other things, [to] do what He says and that includes the good works that He teaches". That verse doesn't say "believe Christ", it says "That whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life." You put the spin on in and merely proved that you were doing what you claim Protestants do. Do you see my point now?