John
3:16
Who
is God?
3:16
"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
"
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This
is the Word of the Lord ... It
is meant to change the way
that we think, and the way
that we live.
Commentary
by Bob
Pardue
Who
is God?
- This is
an age-old question that has
many answers. We as human
beings are wired to have doubt
and to ask questions. We spend
billions of dollars each year
trying to learn more about our
universe and it's
creation.
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- I am a
believer in science in that it
helps us to further our
knowledge in medicine, better
quality of life, etc. but
there are many answers we can
find right at our fingertips;
The Bible.
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- Who is
God? The Holy Bible tells us
that ...
- God
is the Creator -- He made you.
God made everything including
the earth, the sky, the stars,
and even the food we eat to
sustain our
lives.
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- God
is Love -- God loves
you.
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- God's
home is in Heaven. He is
preparing a place in Heaven
for His
children.
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- God
is Holy -- He is holy and
pure.
- The
entire gospel comes to a focus
in the John 3:16 verse.
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- God's
love is not a selfish or
ultimate alternative love. His
love reaches out to us and
draws us into his open
arms.
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- There
is no greater love given than
a person who is willing to
give his life for
another.
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- God
showed us the ultimate love
when He paid dearly with the
life of his Son, the highest
price he could pay.
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- Jesus
took upon himself the
punishment we deserved, paid
the price for our sins, and
then offered us the new life
that he had bought for
us.
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- When we
share the gospel with others,
our love must be like Jesus'
-- willingly giving up our own
comfort and security so that
others might join us in
receiving God's
love.
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- Some
people see the idea of eternal
life as a farce because their
lives are so miserable.
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- But
eternal life bears no
resemblance to the life God
promises those who accept and
believe.
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- He
promises a life of "no sorrow"
and "no suffering" where we
can live in peace and
joy.
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- We are
promised this life when we
accept Christ. We receive an
eternity with God but only
have a short while here on
earth to prepare for this
gift.
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- When we
don't know Christ, we make
choices as though this life is
all we have .
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- In
reality, this life is just the
introduction to
eternity.
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If you will
only receive this new life by
accepting Jesus as your savior
you can start to make decisions
in this life base on an eternal
perspective instead of this short
(very short) time on
earth.
Haven't
made that decision? Ask God to
guide you. He is waiting with
open arms and love.
Love in
Christ
-
Bob
If you have
never made the commitment to
receive the love and
life-changing experience of Jesus
Christ, please take a moment to
go
here
and take the first
steps
to salvation.
Bob
Pardue
is a member of First
Baptist
Church
in Lancaster, SC. He is ordained
from Rich Hill Baptist in
Lancaster.
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Verses are from Life
Application Study Bible: New
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