"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
It is time to revisit one of my favorite texts - John 3;16. The text is filled with truths that we need to know, and that we should share with other people. John 3:16 tells us that God loves us. There are many who scoff at the idea of an Amighty God, and they certainly scoff at the idea that God loves us - each of us. Considering the mess that we have made of the world, it is really amazing that God loves us. Through all of the wars, and through all of the sinning, through all of the doubt of His existence, the text tells us that God loves us. That is not just good news, it is amazing news. Even more amazing is that God loves you and me in spite of our sins. This is one message that we need to get through to the world. There is much hatred in the world. We can even see this hatred in our politics. I even deal with this in my own life. It is difficult for us to consider that God loves us in spite of our sins. No matter how difficult this is for us to get into our minds and hearts, it is true that God loves us." Because of His amazing love for us, God "gave His only begotten son..." Jesus came to earth for the express purpose of giving Himself as a sacrifice for our sins. Having given Himself as a living sacrifice for our sins, Jesus also called out "Father forgive them, for they known not what they do." Jesus was giving Himself as the sacrifice for our sins, for there was no other way for us to be saved. Our responsibility is to believe that Jesus sacrificed Himself for each of us. This did not mean that all people would believe in Jesus. Those who follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit to believe will be saved. Perhaps the Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart to accept that Jesus died, rose again, and ascended to the Father, where He is making intercession for us. He is interceding for you. If you have not followed the leadership of the Holy Spirit, you can answer "yes" rilght now and be saved. It is still amazing to me that Jesus died and rose again for me, but I believe because the Bible says that "God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten that whosoever believed in Him would be saved."\ Bro. Joe
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