John‬ ‭3:16-17‬ “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”
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Many people have been taught condemnation, but the theme of these verses is Love. God loves us so much that He sent the best of Himself so that we could have the opportunity to experience intimacy with Him. ‬‬
1) Love is a choice. And God, Who knew every poor decision we would ever make, decided to love us irrevocably.
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:7-8‬ “For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
2) Condemnation is not from God. He is a holy God and there are things that honor Him and things that don’t, but He is committed to loving us. And we should share that love, not the condemnation, with others.
John‬ ‭15:9-10, 12 ““As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love. If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.” This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.”‬‬
3.) As in other loving relationships, as we draw closer to Him we will want to do things for Him. Start with love and holiness will come. Imagine how much more will people want to know our loving God as His love flows out of us to others, rather than a false representation of a condemning god.
I John‬ ‭4:8, 11‬ “He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”