We often reduce belief to intellectual agreement: collect information, decide yes/no, done. Christians sometimes reinforce that with a single “decision moment” that proves faith forever. Decision matters—but John 3:16 lives inside a story: Nicodemus sneaks out at night to find Jesus. He already believes Jesus is from God, but he doesn’t yet trust Jesus with his whole life. Jesus calls him (and us) beyond agreement into trust—the kind you put your weight on.

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