John 3:16 -
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten
Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life.
For GOD
– Here we see the greatest Lover
1 John 3:1 - Behold, what manner of love
the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:
therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 - Beloved, now
are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we
know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as
he is.
1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not
God; for God is love.
SO
LOVED – Here we see the greatest degree
Luke 23:33-34 - And when they were come to
the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the
malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 - Then
said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And
they parted his raiment, and cast lots.
Romans 5:6-8 - For when we were yet without
strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 - For
scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some
would even dare to die. 8 - But God commendeth his love
toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
THE
WORLD – Here we see the greatest number
Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall
call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Hebrews 10:10 - By the which will we are
sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
THAT HE
GAVE – Here we see the greatest act
John 10:17-18 - Therefore doth my Father love me,
because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. 18 - st.
I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This
commandment have I received of my Father.
HIS
ONLY BEGOTTEN SON – Here we see the greatest gift
John 1:14 - And the Word was made flesh,
and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten
of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
2 Corinthians 9:15 - Thanks be unto God for
his unspeakable gift.
Acts 2:19-21 - And I will shew wonders in
heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of
smoke: 20 - The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon
into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come: 21 - And
it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall
be saved.
Romans 10:13 - For whosoever shall call
upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Revelation 22:17 - And the Spirit and the
bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
BELIEVETH
– Here we see the greatest simplicity
Mark 10:15 - Verily I say unto you,
Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he
shall not enter therein.
John 11:25-26 - Jesus said unto her, I am
the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live: 26 - And whosoever liveth and believeth in me
shall never die. Believest thou this?
Romans 10:8-13 - But what saith it? The
word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of
faith, which we preach; 9 - That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 - For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation. 11 - For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him
shall not be ashamed. 12 - For there is no difference between
the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call
upon him. 13 - For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be saved.
IN HIM
– Here we see the greatest Person
John 8:28-29 - Then said Jesus unto them,
When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall ye know that I am he, and
that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak these things. 29 - And
he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always
those things that please him.
John 1:1-5 - In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 - The same
was in the beginning with God. 3 - All things were made by him; and
without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 - In him was
life; and the life was the light of men. 5 - And the light
shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
Hebrews 1:1-6 - God, who at sundry times
and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the
prophets, 2 - Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son,
whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the
worlds; 3 - Who being the brightness of his glory, and the
express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high; 4 - Being made so much better than the angels,
as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than
they. 5 - For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou
art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a
Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 - And again, when he
bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels
of God worship him.
SHOULD
NOT PERISH – Here we see the greatest deliverance
John 11:25-26 - Jesus said unto her, I am
the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: 26 - And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall
never die. Believest thou this?
2 Corinthians 13:3-4 - Since ye seek a
proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in
you. 4 - For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he
liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with
him by the power of God toward you.
BUT
– Here we see the greatest difference
Matthew 19:23-26 - Then said Jesus unto his
disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the
kingdom of heaven. 24 - And again I say unto you, It is easier for a
camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the
kingdom of God. 25 - When his disciples heard it, they were
exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? 26 - But
Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with
God all things are possible.
Romans 6:20-23 - For when ye were the
servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness. 21 - What
fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of
those things is death. 22 - But now being made free from sin,
and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end
everlasting life. 23 - For the wages of sin is death; but
the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
HAVE
– Here we see the greatest security
Ephesians 1:3-14 - Blessed be the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual
blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 - According as he hath
chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and
without blame before him in love: 5 - Having predestinated us
unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good
pleasure of his will, 6 - To the praise of the glory of his grace,
wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. 7 - In whom we
have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the
riches of his grace; 8 - Wherein he hath abounded toward us in
all wisdom and prudence; 9 - Having made known unto us the
mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in
himself: 10 - That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he
might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven,
and which are on earth; even in him: 11 - In whom also we have
obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him
who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: 12 - That
we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in
Christ. 13 - In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the
word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, 14 - Which
is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased
possession, unto the praise of his glory.
EVERLASTING
LIFE – Here we see the greatest possession
John 4:13-14 - Jesus answered and said unto
her, Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again: 14 - But
whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but
the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up
into everlasting life.
John 5:24 - Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting
life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.
John 6:27 - Labour not for the meat which
perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the
Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
John 6:47-51 - Verily, verily, I say unto
you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. 48 - I am
that bread of life. 49 - Your fathers did eat manna in the
wilderness, and are dead. 50 - This is the bread which cometh
down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. 51 - I am
the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he
shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will
give for the life of the world.
Back to John 3 in Christ’s discourse with Nicodemus:
John 3:9-21 - Nicodemus answered and said
unto him, How can these things be? 10 - Jesus answered and said
unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things? 11 - Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we
do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our
witness. 12 - If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe
not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13 - And
no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the
Son of man which is in heaven. 14 - And as Moses lifted up the
serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted
up: 15 - That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have eternal life. 16 - For God so loved the world, that he gave
his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but
have everlasting life. 17 - For God sent not his Son into the
world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be
saved. 18 - He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he
that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the
name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 - And this is the
condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather
than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 - For every one
that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved. 21 - But he that doeth truth cometh to the light,
that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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