John 3: 16

  

John 3: 16-21

For God So Loved the World

¹⁶ For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. ¹⁸ Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. ¹⁹ This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. ²⁰ Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. ²¹ But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John 3: 16, scribbled everywhere, floated on blimps up in the sky:  look for it, you'll find it.  A verse that sums up the New Testament, Easter, and is the foundation of the Christian faith.  So great was God's love,despite our sinfulness, or because of it, the Son of God  became one of us and suffered death to put it to death and give us a chance to  be born again.  He did not come into this world to condemn it, but to save it;  we are still celebrating  this :"second chance", and will continue until Pentecost when we will then  concentrate on how to LIVE as an Easter People. Let us thank God for this great gift not only in words but in our dealings with one another...putting the "Law of Love" into practice...within our families, communities, workplaces and even city squares.  "They will know we are Christians by our love."  Let's let them see and experience  this love as we interact with one another.

Bro.Rene