Gospel JN 3:16-18
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
How often have I seen this verse? So often that it's easy for me to lose sight of what it really means. If I put the verse in the first person, it would read: God so loved me that he gave his only Son, so that I (who believes in him) might not perish but might have eternal life. How can I live my life differently knowing how much God loves me? Knowing that I'm promised eternal life? I can live without fear. I can live boldly, courageously, passionately. I can risk loving others as I have been loved.
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