ST. CHARLES | BOB INGLE

February 16, 2025
John 3:16

“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 (NIV)

*The Love of God Involves:

1. A UNIVERSAL Scope.

“For God so loved the WORLD…” John 3:16a (NIV)

“For we have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under the power of sin. As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” Romans 3:9-12 (NIV)

“But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:2 (NIV)

*The Love of God Involves:

2. A SACRIFICIAL Cost.

“…that He GAVE his one and only Son…” John 3:16b (NIV)

“Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13 (NIV)

“This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10 (NIV)

*The Love of God Involves:

3. A PERSONAL Response.

“…that WHOEVER believes in Him…’ John 3:16c (NIV)

“Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Mark 1:14-15 (NIV)

“In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent.” Acts 17:30 (NIV) 

• God LOVES everyone unconditionally but SAVES no one unconditionally.

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45 (NIV)

• The blood of Christ can potentially save ALL; but will eventually save MANY.

*The Love of God Involves:

4. An INCOMPARABLE Gift.

“…shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16d (NIV)

“…Christ Jesus might display his immense patience as an example for those who would believe in him and receive eternal life.” 1 Timothy 1:16b (NIV)

“But the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23b (NIV)

“And this is the promise that he made to us—eternal life.” 1 John 2:25 (ESV)

“Whoever believes in the Son HAS eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath REMAINS on them.” John 3:36 (NIV)

“Now this is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.” John 17:3 (NIV)