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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 International Version
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