Christmas

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." 


Probably the single most quoted verse in the bible is about love coming down from heaven on Christmas Day.

And rightly so, because this is what the bible is all about. But today, let us read the succeeding verses that complete the context on why this powerful verse is so powerful and why Jesus really came down from heaven.


"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 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."   John 3:17-21

Amen.