John 3:16, “For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 is the most famous verse in the Bible. It is the little Bible. It is the gospel in a nutshell. John 3:16 declares what every human heart—whether it knows—wants to hear and needs to hear: God loves you! God loves each of us as if there was only one of us to love. The Divine Source of the Love John 3:16 declares God is a lover. The Agape Love Just Gives (1 Corinthians 13) Mercy is God’s forgiving love. Grace is God’s undeserved love. Peace is God’s comforting love. The will of God is God’s perfect, flawless, faultless, error-free, impeccable love. Providence is God’s caring love. The death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ is God’s proven love. Sanctification is God’s nurturing love. Heaven is God’s rewarding love. Eternity is God’s unending love. God does not love just certain groups, races or nations. God loves everybody. God doesn’t exclusively love Christians. God loves the world. Romans 5:7-8 says: 7 Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. 8 But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.     The Infinite Worth of the Gift It is bad manners to give a gift to someone and leave the price tag on it, but this is exactly what God did when He gave us His Son, Jesus Christ. God wanted us to know what it cost Him to purchase our salvation. So he left the price tag on the gift. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved... Read More