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John 3:16
16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,Or his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
16“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,Or his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
We talk about God's love to others all the time, and often with good intentions. But we must be careful that when we assure people of God's love, we have this verse in mind -- that the means through which we have come to know the deep love of God our Father is through the person and work of the Lord Jesus. This is not to say that the first part of the verse is untrue -- that "God so loved the world' -- because Jesus seems to be saying that the Father's unmerited love is the only beacon of hope for the world. However, the next verses make it clear that no true knowledge of this love can be held except by the Spirit working in us the faith that responds to the call of the Gospel. Before we came to faith in Christ, we were outside of God's covenant of love and pardon, and could never have known any real assurance of favor due to God's hatred of sin--we '...were by nature children of wrath' (Eph. 2:3). Our responsibility to the fallen world is clear: the 'Son of Man must be lifted up' (v.14) in order that all may believe in him and know the hope of present freedom and life because of the Lord Jesus.
[for some real meaty stuff, read Calvin's commentary on this verse. ccel.org]
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