GOD
PLAN OF SALVATION
(part three)
copied from ESV Bible
The extraordinary good news of Eternal life.
The Gospel of John tells the redemptive story of what Jesus Christ did in our behalf.
Summarizing his Gospel John says "these are written so that you might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and by believing you may have life in His Name." (John 20:31 )
Read on as we examine what the apostle John has to say in his Gospel about the eternal life we receive through Jesus Christ.
The Son of God
John Wants to show us Who Jesus really is:
"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God ...... and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us."
(John 1:1, 14.
Jesus, during His life on earth was God in human form! And just in case John's introduction isn't clear enough, a few sentences later he quotes John the Baptist who says,
"I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God." (John 1:34)
Throughout the book John gives evidences of Jesus' deity - that Jesus performed many miracles
(John 2:1-11, 4:46-54, 5:1-17, 6:1-13, 6:16-21,
9:1-7, 11:38-44) and that He fulfilled prophecies written about Him centuries before
(John 2:13-22, 3:14, 5:46, 12:14-16.)
God's Love
But why would Jesus, Who is God, leave heaven to live on earth as a human?
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whosoever 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 might be saved through Him. " (John 3:16-17)
God saw us as we were, dead in our sin. That is why Jesus came. God is a forgiving God Whose Love and Patience call all to repent of their sins.
to be continued
Next post 19th October
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