"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
I think there are a lot of people who don't believe in God/Jesus that could finish this verse for you. It's thanks to the guy who sat in the stands during pro baseball games with the John 3:16 sign during the 80's and 90's. It could also be that every Christian makes this part of their witnessing message to their non-believing friends. It's plastered everywhere Christians have tread. But don't miss the meaning due to the saturation we have experienced. The verse is packed with meaning and direction. I want to talk about this from now to February 14th. Let's break it apart and dive in....
"For God so loved..."
Our God loved, loves, will always love. Think on that for a few minutes....
Not God so judged, God so hated, God was so angry, God was so critical, God was so vengeful, but God so loved. That's who we serve, a God of love, the God of love.
God's love is the purest, most accepting, forgiving, long suffering, and complete love you will ever experience. He loves the best even when we don't or can't.
Remove all thought of comparing God to the love you have experienced from others in your life, or are experiencing now. I would say you need not even attempt to predict His love or what it could look like without reading about it.
Here's a thought...read a gospel. John would be the best in my estimation, though all of them express his love. John was very close to our Lord and, I think, got the whole, "God is love" thing a lot sooner than the other disciples.
After you have done that you will have a good starting point at defining the love of God...
Tomorrow... How Nicodemus learned of God's love...John 3 - Talking with God's Love.
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