“And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up.
“that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have eternal life.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son,
that whoever believes in Him
should not perish but have everlasting life.
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:14-17Within this chapter, the Bible makes it clear who Jesus is and His purpose in coming.
It is the love of God that sent Jesus to this world. Not our goodness. The soul reason for Jesus coming to this earth was to reconcile us to God.
“For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through Him might be saved”.
C.S. Lewis said,
“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.”
C.S. Lewis
God created us with a free will. He has set down some basic rules for us to live by, but , He allows us to do as we wish. He crated us with a free will. It is our choice, whether we obey or not, and mankind as a whole has chosen to go its own way. Moving away from Him.
In sending Christ, God is giving us a chance to reconcile ourselves with Him.
“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
God made it as simple as He could,
In Acts 2:38, Peter speaking on the day of Pentecost said this,
Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”
All we need to do to get to heaven is believe on the LORD Jesus Christ, admit we are a sinner, turn away from our sins. Ask Christ to forgive us and accept Him into our lives.
Something to think about:
Have you ever accepted Jesus into your heart and life.
If not think about doing so.
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