John 3:16-21
God LOVES the World
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. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
For God so LOVES the world and you that He gave His One and Only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life...For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him...He is our Savior who LOVES us and saves us...He knows us completely...And He Completely Understands us...He gets us...So whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s One and Only Son...This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil...Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the Light for fear that their deeds will be exposed...But whoever lives by the Truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God...He knows the worst about you, yet He is the One who LOVES you the most...He has forgiven you and has saved you with His death on the cross...He wants you to seek Him, to know Him, and to have a personalized relationship with Him...
Pastor A. W. Tozer wrote: “Jesus Christ came not to condemn you but to save you, knowing your name, knowing all about you, knowing your weight right now, knowing your age, knowing what you do, knowing where you live, knowing what you ate for supper and what you will eat for breakfast, where you will sleep tonight, how much your clothing cost, who your parents were...He knows you individually as though there were not another person in the entire world...He died for you as certainly as if you had been the only lost one...He knows the worst about you and is the One who LOVES you the most...If you are out of the fold and away from God, put your name in the words of John 3:16 and say, “LORD, it is I...I’m the cause and reason why Thou didst on earth come to die.”...That kind of positive, personal faith and a personal Redeemer is what saves you...If you will just rush in there, you do not have to know all the theology and all the right words...You can say, “I am the one He came to die for.”...Write it down in your heart and say, “Jesus, this is me—Thee and me,” as though there were no others...Have that kind of personalized belief in a personal Lord and Savior.”...