"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should no perish but have everlasting life" John 3:16
Many have read this verse, many probably know this verse by heart but I don't think we understand it's meaning. The verse reads, "for God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son..." Yes, because He loved you, He gave His only Son but that's not the only reason Jesus died on the cross for you. He gave His Son to save not only you but a dying world. We need to spread the good news, Christ lives and there's hope of salvation through Him.
I must confess I am one of those that have read this verse as, "for God so loved me that He sent His Son to save me" a very selfish way of thinking of this. God loved you when He sent His Son to save you. God loves you when you sin against Him and He is willing to forgive you if you willingly and wholeheartedly repent.
God longs for a deeper, more personal relationship with His creation. God sent His Son to save not only you but a world and it is our job, our right and our responsibility to spread the good news to all those that are willing to believe in Him. That is God's only condition for salvation, is that we believe.
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