John 3:17 “For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
As Jesus explains to Nicodemus that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16) He follows that up with the reason He was sent in verse 17. He was sent to save. Let that sink in. He was sent to save. We only have to look at the beginning of the verse to see how surprising, yes alarming, stunning is His purpose for one would surely believe He was sent to condemn and destroy the world. God DID NOT – read it again – God DID NOT send His Son into the World to CONDEMN the World.
The bottom-line purpose for being sent was to SAVE. God loved everyone everywhere, so He GAVE His Son to SAVE everyone everywhere.
Need more Scriptural proof that was sent to save?
Matthew 1:21 “And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins.”
Matthew 18:11 “For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
Luke 9:56 “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy men’s lives but to save them.”
Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.”
As we move toward Easter I remind you that Jesus faced tremendous temptations as He hung on the cross. Those walking by as well as the religious leaders called on Him to save Himself. Mark 15:30 “Save Yourself, and come down from the cross! 31 Likewise the chief priests also, mocking among themselves with the scribes, said, “He saved others; Himself He cannot save.”
Luke 23:35 And the people stood looking on. But even the rulers with them sneered, saying, “He saved others; let Him save Himself if He is the Christ, the chosen of God.”
Luke 23:37 “And saying, “If You are the King of the Jews, save Yourself.”
Luke 23:39 Then one of the criminals who were hanged blasphemed Him, saying, “If You are the Christ, save Yourself and us.”
Friends, Jesus stayed on the cross so He could save you!
The window for a person to be saved is open. If you have not been saved today is the day of salvation. If you are saved you are God’s ambassador to the world to tell others how to be saved. The people of the world need to know God sent His Son, sent and GAVE His Son so He could SAVE them.
Continue Strong sharing John 3:16-17,
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