John 3: 16-17
For God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in Him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
For God sent not His Son
into the world
to condemn the world;
but that the world
through Him might be saved.
through Him might be saved.
None of God's beneficence in any way means He approves of the conduct of sinful men, but rather it is a revelation of His nature that, despite men's wickedness, He has benevolent feelings toward them. He earnestly desires their happiness and is sincerely devoted to helping them make a success of life.
The whole world lies in wickedness (I John 5:19), and mankind is unable to extricate itself from it. Part of God's solution is to give a blessing, a gift, by which all the sins of humanity can be met and paid. Think of how much good fruit will be produced because of it! Can any kindness be greater than this? Absolutely not! But it does set a clear standard and pattern of conduct for us to exemplify in our lives so we too can be seen as children of God.
Written by
Annie Allen
When we think that we habve to be perfect on our own strength we are hopeless. With this gift from God we are cleansed and made eligible to be with Him in heaven clean and pure in a way that we could never achieve. That is really amazing. The worldly rules of punishment no longer apply as long as we believe and accept Jesus in our hearts we are able to go home pure and acceptable to a holy God. Is anyone as amazed as I am about this?
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