Monday, January 31, 2011

The Love Of God For The World

The entire gospel comes to a focus in this verse God's love is not just to a certain group of individuals-it is offered to the world. God's love is not static or self-centered;it reaches out and draws others in. Here God's actions defined the pattern of true love, the basis for all love relationship-when you love someone, you are willing to sacrifice dearly for that person. God paid dearly to save us; he gave his only Son, the higjest price he could pay.This offer is made to everyone who believes.To " believe " is more than intellectual agreement that Jesus is God. It means putting our trust and confidence in him that he alone can save us. It is to put Christ in charge of our present plans and eternal destiny. Believing is both trusting his words as reliable and relying on him for the power to change. Jesus accepted our punishment and paid the price for our sins so that we would perish. Perish does not mean physical death, for we all will eventually die. Here it refers to eternity apart from God. Those who believe will receive the alternative, the new life that Jesus bought for us-eternal life with God. God is calling all of world to repent of our sins and live for him in Jesus name Amen.