Participants: John Dinzey
Series Code: ASHF
Program Code: ASHF000058
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00:21 Hello, and welcome to A Sharper Focus.
00:24 We're here in the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church 00:27 on a Wednesday evening to present to you a Bible study 00:31 based on the Word of God. 00:32 We want to welcome you from wherever you are tuning in 00:35 around the world, 00:36 it's a pleasure for us to be with you. 00:39 But we invite those that are close 00:40 to the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church 00:42 in Thompsonville, Illinois 00:44 to join us here in our church 00:47 where we have this Wednesday night Bible study 00:49 at 7 pm Central time. 00:52 And we also invite you to join us 00:54 for our other services, Saturday morning, 00:56 we are here beginning at 9 am 00:58 and it will be a joy to receive you in the area. 01:02 So if you're in the area of the Thompsonville 01:04 Seventh-day Adventist Church, 01:05 come on by and join our family of believers here 01:09 in the Thompsonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. 01:11 So we praise the Lord for your participation today. 01:15 Today is a, 01:16 what you would call a second part of something 01:18 we started. 01:20 If you're watching the live broadcast, 01:22 it was about two weeks ago that we began a study 01:25 on John 3:16. 01:27 And at the beginning of the first part, 01:30 we try to let you know that 01:32 we may not be done in the first part, 01:34 so we weren't. 01:36 So we are continuing today 01:37 with part number two of our study on John 3:16. 01:41 We will try to get as far as we can, again, 01:43 to try to finish John 3:16, 01:46 'cause we're also looking at the text 01:49 and kind of taking in portions of the text 01:53 to try to understand a little more 01:55 what God is trying to tell us in John 3:16. 01:58 One of the most well known scriptures 02:02 of Bible verses in the world. 02:05 I would say that in practically any language, 02:07 this is one of the verses that more people remember 02:10 or memorized than any other scripture. 02:13 And so besides, "In the beginning God created," 02:17 John 3:16, 02:18 is one that many people have dedicated to memory 02:21 and it has a powerful message. 02:23 Besides committing it to memory, 02:24 we want to encourage you to ask God 02:26 to help you understand this text. 02:28 And what we shared today, 02:30 I will leave what would just be a contribution 02:32 to what God will continue to show you 02:34 as you look at this text and other scriptures 02:37 in God's Holy Scriptures. 02:39 So before we begin, 02:41 we'd like to invite you to pray and join us 02:43 as we go to God's throne of grace. 02:46 Let us pray together. 02:49 Our loving Heavenly Father, 02:51 we want to thank You, Lord, 02:53 for Your goodness and mercy to us. 02:55 And, Father, we once again open the scriptures 02:58 to seek for understanding. 03:01 We come to You as searchers, students, 03:06 those that want to learn more from You. 03:08 So we ask for Your Holy Spirit to guide us into all truth. 03:13 And we pray for everyone here present to be blessed. 03:16 And we also pray for all of those 03:17 that join us by radio, internet, television, 03:22 or whatever means they are listening. 03:24 We pray for Your name to be glorified 03:26 and that You will lead us into a closer walk with You 03:30 and a deeper understanding of the scriptures. 03:32 We ask You, Father, 03:34 for these blessings in Jesus' holy 03:36 and blessed name, amen. 03:39 Well, what about if we joined together 03:41 in quoting John 3:16, to get us started? 03:44 John 3:16, says, 03:46 "For God so loved the world 03:49 that He gave His only begotten Son, 03:52 that whosoever believeth in Him 03:55 should not perish but have everlasting life." 03:59 Amen. I say praise the Lord to that. 04:02 John 3:16. 04:03 The last time we were together we looked at for God, 04:07 and we talked about that it is God, 04:09 the Almighty God that 04:11 this verse is talking about, the Creator God. 04:14 And we talked about His power to create. 04:16 He created the world in six days, 04:18 and rested on the seventh day. 04:21 We continue by saying, "For God so loved the world, 04:25 and that God does love the world." 04:28 And furthermore loves you as an individual, 04:31 singles you out, so to speak. 04:34 And it's interesting that when you gaze upon the sun, 04:39 it seems like there are beams going in different direction, 04:41 but there seems to be a beam of light 04:43 directed to you. 04:44 So I would say to you, we look at the scriptures 04:46 that kind of help us understand 04:48 that God takes interest in each one of us 04:51 as individuals. 04:52 He goes on to tell us and one of the scriptures 04:54 we shared was that "Even the very hairs 04:57 over our head are all numbered." 04:59 And we suggest to you that if God takes time 05:01 to count the hairs on your head, 05:04 He will surely know your name, and know who you are, 05:07 down to the very cell. 05:09 And so God is intimately interested in you, 05:14 very interested. 05:16 And we shared up scriptures and a few stories 05:19 to illustrate that. 05:20 "For God so loved the world." 05:22 So I would say to you, as we said, 05:23 last time, you can place your name there. 05:25 For God so loved Jerry, for God so loved Mary, 05:27 for God so loved Martha, 05:29 that He gave His only begotten Son. 05:33 So we talked about God is a giving God. 05:35 Every day He gives, 05:36 every day of your life God has given you something. 05:39 And if you want to just count your blessings, 05:42 so to speak, 05:44 you can thank the Lord that it is 05:45 that you have fresh air to breathe, 05:47 God gives us fresh air. 05:49 Your heart is beating 05:51 and you really don't do much to make that happen. 05:55 You really don't do anything to make that happen. 05:57 As a matter of fact, God has blessed us 05:59 so much that even that if you say, 06:02 "I'm going to just hold my breath 06:03 until I die." 06:04 You can't do it. 06:06 Eventually your body will say, "Fresh air! 06:07 I need fresh air!" 06:09 And you have to take a deep breath. 06:11 And so God has put some things into motion to keep you alive, 06:15 your blood circulates 06:16 without any type of decision on your part. 06:20 Your blood continues to go throughout your body, 06:22 and bringing healing and bringing energy 06:26 to all your system, all your vital organs. 06:29 It is God that continues to give every day. 06:32 And so even though the earth has been marred 06:35 or attacked by sin for several thousand years, 06:38 we still have the blessing that plants still grow 06:42 and produce fruits, produce vegetables, 06:45 grains, and things that 06:48 that God allows to grow or makes grow, 06:51 so that we can have nourishment. 06:53 And I will say to you that you can be thankful 06:56 that you have food upon your table 06:57 because it is God 06:58 that has been involved in the process 07:00 of you getting that food. 07:01 In some way or another, you may think, 07:04 "Well, it's because I work that I got my food." 07:06 No, that may be true that you have been willing to work, 07:10 but it is God that kept your going. 07:12 What if God says, "You're willing to work? 07:13 That's wonderful. 07:15 What if I stop the fresh air from coming to you? 07:17 What if I stop your heart from beating?" 07:20 So yes, God is involved even in your very being. 07:24 As a matter of fact, the plants grow by God's power. 07:29 It's a miracle that seeds can be planted 07:32 and they grow. 07:33 It is God that gives life 07:35 and it is God that keeps life going. 07:38 So God is a giving God, and we looked at the text 07:41 that is going to bring us now 07:43 into where we're going to start from. 07:46 "For God so loved the world that He gave," 07:49 and the next part that we're looking at is, 07:51 "His only begotten Son." 07:55 His only begotten Son. 07:56 So look at John 3:16, and look at this text, 08:00 "For God so loved the world 08:02 that He gave His only begotten Son." 08:06 So when you look at this word, "only begotten Son." 08:10 is singling this individual 08:13 out of all the others individuals 08:15 because it's saying, only begotten Son. 08:18 So that means that Jesus Christ is unique. 08:22 As a matter of fact, we must point something out 08:24 that our Bibles, 08:27 whether you are looking at it in whatever language it is, 08:31 we're looking at English in this particular moment. 08:33 And in the King James Version, he uses the word, 08:36 "only begotten." 08:38 But when you look at that word, begotten, 08:40 and you try to compare it with the Greek, 08:43 you will find that that is not the correct 08:47 or the best word to illustrate Jesus Christ 08:51 and whom He is. 08:53 Because the word Greek word is, 08:58 I'll try to spell it for you M-O-N-O-G-E-N-E-S. 09:04 That's where the word begotten is... 09:08 That's the word begotten 09:09 that is translated in your Bibles 09:11 as begotten. 09:12 But the Greek word does not really bring that 09:15 He was begotten in that particular text. 09:17 What it's actually saying 09:19 is that Jesus Christ is the only 09:21 and unique Son of God. 09:24 It is made up of two Greek words, 09:26 one, M-O-N-O, mono 09:28 and genes or henes which is kind of single. 09:32 Mono mean one or single, 09:35 and genes or henes as being kind. 09:39 So He's unique and He's kind. 09:41 There's no one like Him. 09:43 Would you say amen to that? Amen. 09:45 There's no one like Him. 09:46 So you ask yourself, "How did this word begotten 09:48 get into the King James Version?" 09:50 If you do a little digging, 09:52 you will find that the translators were influenced 09:57 by the Latin translation of the New Testament 10:01 and in trying to combat 10:03 something that was going around back in those days 10:07 in which a group of Christians 10:09 were trying to figure out Jesus Christ, 10:11 because He is quite a unique individual 10:15 or a person, if I may say. 10:17 And some came up with the idea that in some time in the past, 10:21 Jesus Christ was a creative being. 10:24 But that is not the case, 10:25 we're going to look at some scriptures 10:27 that help us illustrate that. 10:28 So that's where they say, "Well, no, He was not created." 10:31 So we must find out another word 10:34 to illustrate that He was not created. 10:36 So the word begotten slipped in, 10:39 to try to help combat the idea 10:42 that Jesus was created because He was not created. 10:45 As a matter of fact, He is the Creator. 10:47 Amen? 10:48 We praise the Lord for that. 10:50 So we like to first invite you to look in your Bibles at... 10:56 Let's look at John 3:16-17 again. 10:59 So that we can see the background of Jesus Christ 11:02 and whom He is and why He came. 11:05 John Chapter 3, 11:06 "For God so loved the world 11:07 that He gave His only begotten Son, 11:10 that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, 11:14 but have everlasting life." 11:16 Verse 17, 11:18 "For God sent not His Son into the world 11:22 to condemn the world, 11:25 but that the world through Him might," what? 11:29 "Be saved." That's good news. 11:32 That is good news. 11:33 Because the Bible says that, "All have sinned, 11:36 and come short of the glory of God." 11:38 So for me, that's good news to know that 11:40 Jesus Christ was sent not to find things 11:43 to condemn me, 11:44 but to try to save me by dying for me on the cross. 11:48 And we'll develop that a little further as we go on. 11:50 So now, I invite you to go to Hebrews Chapter 1 with me. 11:57 We're going to read several scriptures there, 11:59 Hebrews Chapter 1. 12:00 We're actually going to read all the way to verse 8. 12:03 Look at the marvelous description 12:08 of Jesus Christ in Hebrews 1:1-8. 12:12 It continues into Chapter 2, but we're going to for the... 12:17 Because we have limited time, we have to go only to verse 8. 12:19 So join me in reading in verse 1. 12:23 "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners 12:27 spake in time past unto the fathers 12:30 by the prophets, 12:32 hath in these last days spoken unto us 12:34 by His Son, 12:36 whom He hath appointed heir of all things, 12:39 by whom also He made the worlds." 12:42 So here it is bringing out 12:43 that Jesus Christ is the creator. 12:47 "Who being," notice this, "the brightness of His glory, 12:51 and the express image of his person, 12:54 and upholding all things by the word of His power, 12:57 when He had by himself purged our sins, 13:00 sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high." 13:04 Really at the right hands 13:05 is showing significant position, 13:08 one as equal with the one sitting to the left. 13:14 So here continuing on, verse 4, 13:18 "Being made so much better than the angels, 13:20 as he hath by inheritance 13:22 obtained a more excellent name than they. 13:25 For unto which of the angel said he at anytime, 13:28 'Thou art my Son," notice," 13:31 this day have I begotten thee? 13:34 And again, I will be to Him a Father, 13:35 and He shall be to me a Son? 13:38 And again, when he bringeth in the first begotten 13:40 into the world,' he saith, 13:42 'And let all the angels," what? 13:47 Worship. 13:49 "Worship Him.'" 13:52 You see, He is worthy of worship, 13:54 because He is God. 13:58 Notice, 14:01 "Let all the angels worship." 14:03 Now verse 7, "And of the angels he saith, 14:05 'Who maketh his angels spirits, 14:06 and His ministers a flame of fire.' 14:08 But unto the Son, "Notice," he saith, 14:11 'Thy throne, O God, 14:14 is forever and ever, 14:16 a sceptre of righteousness is a sceptre of thy kingdom.' 14:19 "So here in this scripture, it points Jesus Christ, 14:22 the Son, as the Creator, 14:25 and as God, 14:26 because the Lord said to Him, 14:29 "Thy throne, O God," 14:30 here the father's addressing the Son as God. 14:34 But let's look into another scripture that helps us 14:37 illustrate this a little more. 14:38 For this, we have to go to John Chapter 1. 14:41 In John Chapter 1, 14:42 we have a scripture that helps us see a little more 14:46 about the one that we are talking about. 14:51 For God so loved the world 14:52 that He gave His one and only unique Son. 14:58 Notice in John Chapter 1, beginning in verse 1. 15:01 We're going to look at John Chapter 1, 15:03 and all the way to verse 3, in this moment. 15:06 And thus it is written, "In the beginning was the Word, 15:10 and the Word was with God, 15:13 and the Word was God." 15:16 Right on here in the beginning of the Book of John, 15:19 it tells us that the Word was God. 15:23 It continues in verse 2, and tells us, 15:25 "The same was in the beginning with God." 15:29 So I would say to you stopping here for a moment, 15:32 "The same was in the beginning with God," 15:35 which beginning? 15:36 It doesn't really tell us what beginning this was. 15:41 But since He is God, Jesus Christ, 15:44 if you had the capacity will look in eternity past, 15:49 looking for a time 15:50 when Jesus would appear upon the scene, 15:53 and you could keep going, 15:55 and going into the past and going into the past. 15:57 And I will say to you, there was no point 16:00 in the history of the past when Jesus did not exist, 16:03 because in the beginning was the Word 16:06 and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 16:10 So He has existed from eternity past, 16:13 and will exist to eternity in the present. 16:16 And so continuing in verse 3, then we have, 16:19 "All things were made by Him, 16:21 and without Him was not anything made 16:24 that was made." 16:26 Now follow me, 16:27 interestingly enough in verse 14. 16:30 Notice, 16:32 "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, 16:38 and we beheld His glory, 16:41 the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, 16:46 full of grace, and truth." 16:49 Praise the Lord. 16:51 In this scripture, if we had time to look into it more, 16:53 you would notice that it is making a declaration 16:57 that there was a point in time when the Word that was God, 17:01 and continues to be God became human flesh. 17:05 In other words, He was not human flesh before. 17:08 And the Word was made flesh, 17:11 the Word existed before being made flesh, 17:13 or becoming or taking upon Him humanity. 17:17 And so this scripture tries to bring out 17:21 that even though He became flesh, 17:23 He continued being divine. 17:27 And this is illustrated sometimes, 17:29 perhaps you may remember John Chapter 8. 17:32 Here is Jesus inside a house. 17:34 And inside this house, He is talking to the people. 17:39 And people found that Jesus was there. 17:42 So they started going 17:43 and more people start going to the house 17:45 and the house was crowded, 17:46 so that people were looking through the windows, 17:48 people were at the door. 17:50 And there was a man 17:52 that wanted to see Jesus. 17:54 And he was desperate to see Jesus 17:56 because he was very sick. 17:58 And being very sick, he tried to see Jesus, 18:02 it was urgent for him. 18:05 So he tried to get through. 18:07 And they were carrying him because he could not walk. 18:11 And as he tried to get through there seemed to be no way, 18:14 nobody wanted to give up their spot, 18:17 to be able to see and hear Jesus. 18:20 And even though perhaps they say, 18:21 "Excuse me, could you let us through?" 18:23 Oh, no, I need to stay right here 18:25 because I'm listening and seeing Jesus Christ. 18:29 And so eventually, the story illustrates 18:33 that they were so interested and desperate to get in 18:36 that they decided to do something 18:38 that perhaps will not be easily done today. 18:41 They decide to do what? Go on the? 18:43 On the roof. 18:44 And back then you could take a roof apart rather easily. 18:48 And so this was done. 18:49 They take the roof off. 18:53 And they lower the man to Jesus. 18:56 And so once they take the roof off, 18:58 everything stopped, "Wait a minute, 19:00 what's going on?" 19:01 So I tell you that somebody 19:03 starts to take the roof off right here, 19:04 everybody's going to look up. 19:07 And they see this man lowered. 19:10 And as he's lowered before them, 19:12 Jesus says something amazing! 19:16 Now, Jesus and everyone could tell 19:19 this man needs medical attention. 19:23 And the scriptures does not reveal 19:24 that the man asked Jesus for anything. 19:27 But Jesus looking at him, He knew 19:31 and says to him, 19:33 "My son, be of good cheer. 19:36 Thy sins be forgiven thee." 19:39 Wow! 19:40 Wouldn't you like to hear Jesus say that to you? 19:43 Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 19:45 And we have good news because in 1 John Chapter 1, 19:48 it tells us that, "If we confess our sins, 19:50 He is faithful and just to forgive us for our sins, 19:54 and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 19:55 Amen? Amen. 19:57 But here's this man going back to that scene 20:00 hearing those wonderful words. 20:02 And that would say to you that he was at peace 20:04 when he heard that. 20:06 Oh, it's peaceful. 20:07 And he believed Jesus. 20:10 But there were some standing by they didn't believe. 20:13 As a matter of fact, the scriptures tell us 20:15 in there in John Chapter 8. 20:16 I didn't think of bringing that scripture to you. 20:19 So I will say to you, in John Chapter 8, 20:23 it is somewhere in there, 20:27 but let me continue the story. 20:31 Those nearby were thinking, 20:32 "Who is this man who can forgive sins, 20:37 but God alone?" 20:42 Now this was a thought in their mind. 20:44 And Jesus says to them, 20:47 "Why do you think evil in your heart? 20:52 So that you may know 20:54 that the Son of Man has power on earth 20:56 to forgive sins." 20:59 He says to the man, "Rise up and walk. 21:02 Rise and take up your bed and walk." 21:04 Praise the Lord! 21:06 And so when Jesus says that to him, 21:09 he already had peace in his heart, 21:10 but now he receives another blessing, 21:12 which is being healed. 21:14 The man immediately gets up, 21:16 and everybody's amazed to see this man getting up. 21:21 Amen? 21:23 Amazing! 21:25 I like the way I think it was Pastor Pearson 21:31 that the man is walking out with his bed, 21:33 "Hey, aren't you the guy that was critical?" 21:35 Jesus made me well. 21:37 Jesus can make you well. 21:39 Amen? 21:41 Spiritual healing, physical healing, 21:43 all come through Jesus Christ. 21:45 So Jesus is God, 21:48 did not stop being God by becoming a man, 21:51 continued to be God. 21:53 There's more we can illustrate, 21:54 but let's go to another scripture 21:58 concerning Jesus, the one and unique Son of God, 22:01 the only begotten Son of God. 22:04 Now we go to Galatians Chapter 4. 22:08 Galatians Chapter 4. 22:13 Galatians Chapter 4. 22:16 In Galatians Chapter 4 22:17 we're going to read verses 4 and 5. 22:19 Galatians 4:4-5. 22:24 And this is what we have there. 22:26 "But when the fullness of time was come, 22:30 God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, 22:34 made under the law," to do what? 22:38 "To redeem them that were under the law, 22:42 that we might receive the adoption of sons." 22:46 Amen. 22:48 So there was a point in time when Jesus Christ became flesh, 22:52 the Word became flesh, 22:55 when the fullness of time God's prophecy being fulfilled, 22:59 and Jesus Christ became a helpless human being. 23:03 It's an amazing miracle that we don't fully understand. 23:08 But when the fullness of time had come, 23:10 Jesus became a man 23:12 and to redeem us from destruction. 23:16 But this scripture in verse 5 tells us something, 23:18 it's interesting that we might receive what? 23:21 The adoption of sons. 23:23 You see, Jesus Christ is the one 23:28 and unique Son of God 23:32 became a human being, 23:36 and He became the Son of God at the point in time, 23:42 declared by God. 23:43 But we can become adopted to become sons of God. 23:48 Amen? 23:50 And this is why John marveled, and he says, behold what? 23:54 Manner of love 23:56 the Father has bestowed upon us, 23:57 that we should be called sons of God. 24:00 So we can be adopted into God's family. 24:04 And when we are adopted into God's family, 24:07 you are family. 24:10 You are family. 24:12 And that is marvelous. Amen? 24:15 Now, let's look in Revelation 13:8. 24:18 Revelation 13:8. 24:21 Because we're talking about Jesus Christ 24:24 redeeming us from death, 24:28 redeeming us from destruction. 24:30 And in Revelation 13:8, 24:33 it makes a powerful declaration, 24:36 which we are going to look at briefly. 24:39 Notice what is written in Revelation 13:8, 24:42 "And all that dwell upon the earth 24:44 shall worship him, 24:45 whose names are not written in the book of life 24:48 of the lamb slain 24:50 from the foundation of the world." 24:54 Jesus Christ is the Lamb of God. 24:58 And here in this text, it says that the lamb was slain from, 25:01 when? 25:02 From the foundation of the world. 25:04 So as soon as there was a sinner, 25:07 there was already a savior. 25:09 Because God looking into the future, 25:12 foresaw that sin would enter into this world 25:16 and made a plan of salvation. 25:18 And the plan of salvation was activated 25:20 as soon as there was a sinner. 25:24 And that is why Adam and Eve 25:28 and we are promised that a seed would come. 25:32 We don't have time to develop this part, 25:34 the seed would come. 25:35 And the scripture says in Genesis 3:15 25:39 that serpent will bruise the heel, 25:42 but the Jesus Christ was what? 25:44 Bruise the serpent's head. 25:46 That deadly wound will be given 25:48 to the serpent which is the devil. 25:50 And the one to do that 25:51 is the one and only Jesus Christ, 25:54 amen. 25:56 Now, let us look in 1 Timothy Chapter 3, 25:58 moving quickly. 25:59 So we're still in John 3:16, 26:03 and we'll move into 1 Timothy 3:16. 26:06 Notice this marvelous scripture. 26:10 "And without controversy 26:12 great is the mystery of godliness. 26:15 God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, 26:20 seen of angels, preached unto Gentiles, 26:23 believed on in the world, received up into glory." 26:28 That is a mystery. 26:30 God was manifest in the flesh. 26:34 John says, and we beheld His glory, 26:37 the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, 26:41 full of grace, and truth. 26:44 All people marveled that were around Jesus, 26:47 those that were receptive to the Holy Spirit of God. 26:51 Do you remember the time 26:52 when spies were sent to find something 26:55 to trap Jesus in, 26:58 and they came back saying, 26:59 "Never a man spoke like this man." 27:03 Marvelous! 27:05 Join me please, as we continue in Matthew Chapter 1. 27:08 In Matthew Chapter 1, 27:09 a lot of scriptures that we are looking at. 27:12 In Matthew Chapter 1, 27:14 we're going to read verses 21 to 23. 27:18 Matthew Chapter 21, I'm sorry, Matthew 1:21-23. 27:22 Notice what happened here, 27:26 picking up in verse 21. 27:29 "And she," that is Mary, "shall bring forth a son, 27:32 and thou shalt call His name Jesus," 27:37 or Yeshua as some people are trying to pronounce these days, 27:41 "For He shall save His people from their sins." 27:45 He's trying to save them from what? 27:46 From people from their sins. 27:50 "Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled 27:52 which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 27:55 'Behold, a virgin shall be with child, 27:58 and shall bring forth a son, 28:00 and they shall call his name Emmanuel, 28:04 which being interpreted is, God with us.'" 28:09 God with us. 28:11 We don't have much time to be able to dedicate here, 28:14 as I mentioned to you, each one of these segments 28:16 or sections is a whole sermon time. 28:20 And so we would have really dedicated 28:22 all the time that we have left in this program 28:24 to just talk about God's unique Son, 28:26 that He is God, that He is the Creator, 28:29 but we have to move on into John 3:16, 28:31 just trying to get as far as we can, 28:33 "For God so loved the world 28:34 that He gave His only begotten Son." 28:37 Now He gave Him completely, 28:43 He gave Him to die for us, 28:45 so that we can have what? 28:47 Eternal life. 28:49 In 1 John 4:10... 28:50 Let's go there. 1 John 4:10. 28:54 1 John 4:10. 28:58 If we were not in a live program, 28:59 we had a microphone actually, 29:01 maybe we should do that another time. 29:02 Get a microphone and have you do some of the reading as well. 29:06 1 John 4:10. 29:07 Here, it is written, "Herein is love, 29:11 not that we loved God, 29:13 but that He loved us, 29:16 and sent His Son to be the propitiation 29:19 for our sins." 29:22 And He was the only one that could do that. 29:25 He sent to be the sacrifice, the atonement for our sins, 29:29 so that we can have forgiveness of sins. 29:32 Now, if you turn quickly to... 29:35 You may want to write these down 29:36 and look at them later with more time. 29:39 If we go to now Romans 5:8, some of you may already say, 29:43 "Ah, I know that scripture." 29:45 Romans 5:8. 29:48 In Romans 5:8, 29:50 we have the scripture is telling us, 29:54 "But God commendeth His love toward us, 29:58 in that, while we were yet sinners, 30:01 Christ died for us." 30:04 So we're talking about here is that when God gave His Son, 30:10 He gave Him as a gift, so that He could die for us. 30:14 And that's why it says, 30:15 "God commendeth His love toward us, 30:17 in that, while we were yet sinners, 30:19 Christ died for us." 30:21 This is really a longer study. 30:24 And we're cutting in some somewhat down, 30:26 because here in John 3:16, 30:28 when we talk about that God gave His Son, 30:32 we're talking about Jesus Christ 30:33 coming to live a life from a baby, 30:38 growing up, 30:39 tempted in all points, like as we are, 30:42 yet without sin became, I'll say the word, 30:45 became the Lamb of God to die for us 30:50 without spot or blemish of sin upon Him. 30:54 Because in no time in His earthly existence 30:57 as a human being, 30:58 that He sinned by thought, 31:00 by word or by actions. 31:04 And if He had, 31:07 you and I would be lost forever. 31:10 So praise God that He was victorious. 31:12 Amen? 31:13 Amen. 31:14 "So God commendeth His love toward us, 31:16 in that, while we were yet sinners, 31:18 Christ died for us." 31:20 In John, Book of John, 31:22 the gospel according to John Chapter 1. 31:27 And the, 31:29 John the Baptist picks up on this and he says, 31:32 verse 29, 31:34 "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him 31:38 and saith, 'Behold, the Lamb of God, 31:41 that taketh away the sin of the world.' 31:47 " As we know, as you look at the scriptures, 31:48 you remember 31:50 that thousands of lambs were sacrificed 31:55 looking into the future, 31:56 because the lambs were a symbol of Jesus Christ. 32:02 And since the wages of sin is death, 32:03 someone had to die. 32:06 And the lamb for a period of time, 32:08 a helpless lamb, 32:11 without blemish or spot, 32:15 who was taking the place of the sinner. 32:17 Question. 32:20 When the sinner sinned, 32:22 and he went looking for a lamb, 32:24 did the lambs volunteer? 32:26 No. No! 32:29 He went looking, he examined the lambs, 32:31 he said, "I'll take this one. 32:33 This one doesn't have any blemish, 32:34 this one doesn't have any spot, I'll take this. 32:37 This is the one that is fit for my sin, 32:41 to be sacrificed for my sin." 32:43 The lamb had no idea what was going on. 32:46 The lamb was taken from his family, 32:49 or separated from its comfortable setting. 32:52 The lamb would go where he was taken. 32:55 And the lamb having no idea what was going on. 32:58 Eventually, a knife came down upon it, 33:02 realizing that death was coming. 33:09 No choice in that matter. 33:11 But Jesus Christ had a choice. 33:14 Jesus Christ volunteered. 33:16 Jesus Christ chose to come to this world 33:20 to save the human race, 33:21 to save you and me. 33:23 He had a choice. 33:25 Every step of the way, every single day, 33:27 He had a choice. 33:29 And He could have said, 33:31 "I think I'll go back home. 33:34 It is more pleasant there. 33:36 There's peace. 33:37 There's joy. 33:38 No suffering. 33:40 I'm not going to get spit on. 33:42 Nobody's going to buffet me. 33:45 Nobody's going to push Me around. 33:47 Nobody's going to drag Me. 33:49 Nobody's going to pull My hair. 33:50 Nobody's going to nail Me to a cross. 33:53 I'm going back home. 33:54 I'm trying to teach these people 33:55 and they're hardheaded. 33:57 They won't listen. 33:59 I'm bringing them salvation 34:01 and they refuse to listen." 34:03 He could have turned, return home. 34:06 But He made a choice, 34:08 every step of the way. 34:10 Choice, I'll stay here, I'll suffer, 34:12 I'll suffer hunger, 34:14 I'll suffer the heat, I'll suffer the cold, 34:16 went all the way to Gethsemane. 34:18 And there's a moment 34:19 where He struggling with that moment of decision, 34:23 "Do I die for them or not? 34:26 Do I die for them or not?" 34:28 And this is why you see that struggle. 34:30 "Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me, 34:34 nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt." 34:36 Struggled with that decision. 34:39 Because the moment of decision had come, 34:41 cross the line, 34:43 and there's no turning back, 34:48 to give himself into the hands of sinners, 34:51 to be sacrificed for us. 34:54 He had a choice. 34:55 The lambs didn't have a choice, 34:56 but the Lamb of God had a choice 35:00 and chose to die for us. 35:02 So when you see that it says, for God so loved the world 35:05 that He gave the Son, Jesus Christ, 35:09 also gave all for us. 35:12 And when the Father gave the Son, 35:13 He gave all of heaven in that one gift to save us. 35:17 Horrible, wicked, sinners, 35:21 deserving of death, 35:24 worthy of death, because of our sins. 35:27 But God so loved us 35:30 that He chose to give His Son. 35:33 And Jesus chose to die for us, 35:36 taking our place, 35:37 so that we will not have to die. 35:39 So when He gave, 35:41 He gave because He loved. 35:44 Amen. 35:47 So in Romans 3:23, we'll just quote it, 35:51 I think you know it by memory, 35:52 "For all have sinned, 35:54 and come short of the glory of God." 35:56 So all that have walked upon this earth 35:58 have needed a savior 36:01 and that Savior is Jesus Christ. 36:03 Amen? Amen. 36:05 I invite you now to turn in your Bibles 36:07 to 1 Timothy Chapter 1. 36:10 1 Timothy Chapter 1. 36:13 "For God so loved the world 36:14 that He gave His only begotten Son." 36:18 In 1 Timothy Chapter 1, actually, 36:21 we're going to look at verse 15. 36:24 1 Timothy 1:15. 36:27 "This is a faithful saying," 36:31 in other words, this is true, 36:33 "and worthy of all acceptation," 36:35 all should accept this, 36:37 "that Christ Jesus came into the world 36:39 to save sinners," 36:42 and Paul says, "of whom 36:44 I am Chief." 36:45 I am the worst of the bunch. 36:47 Perhaps there's one, sometime in your life, 36:49 you have said, "Wait, wait, wait, wait, Paul, 36:52 I am worse than you are." 36:57 But even if you have committed just one sin, 37:00 the Lamb of God will have come to die for you. 37:04 Even if you claim you are the worst of sinners, 37:06 Jesus Christ came to die for you. 37:09 And really, I, 37:10 there's a scripture that 37:14 I thought to put in here, but I did not. 37:18 And that is the scripture that says, 37:21 "He's able to save to the uttermost 37:25 all they come to Him." 37:26 That's found in the Book of Hebrews, I believe. 37:30 All that come unto him 37:31 can find salvation in Jesus Christ. 37:34 All that come to him, no one will be turned away. 37:38 Moving on, let's go to Hebrews Chapter 4. 37:41 Hebrews Chapter 4. 37:43 In Hebrews Chapter 4, 37:45 this Jesus that gave Himself for us, 37:47 eventually, would have to continue His ministry 37:51 in the heavens above 37:53 to bring us a complete restoration, 37:56 complete salvation. 37:59 In Hebrews Chapter 4, 38:00 we invite you to look into verses 14 through 16. 38:03 Hebrews 4:14-16, thus it is written, 38:06 "Seeing then that we have a great high priest, 38:10 that is passed into the heavens, 38:11 Jesus the Son of God, 38:14 let us hold fast our profession." 38:16 Don't give it up. 38:19 Hold fast. Hold on to it. 38:21 "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched 38:23 with the feeling of our infirmities, 38:25 but was in all points tempted like as we are, 38:29 yet without sin. 38:31 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace 38:34 that we may obtain mercy, 38:37 and find grace to help in time of need." 38:41 Praise God! 38:43 Wish we had time to go into further study 38:45 of this passage of Scripture. 38:48 He was tempted in all points, like as we are. 38:52 And I know that devil has given you special attention, 38:56 if you want to call it that, 38:57 special attention to make sure 39:00 to attack you each and every day. 39:02 Question. 39:03 How many of you have gotten one day break from the devil? 39:06 One day where the devil did not harass, 39:07 raise your hand? 39:09 Nobody. Nobody can raise your hand. 39:10 Every single day, the devil is harassing us, 39:13 attacking us, trying to lead us astray, 39:16 trying to persuade us to sin, 39:18 every single day. 39:20 And some people may say, 39:22 "I have been tempted more than I can bear." 39:26 But you see, God places limits on the devil 39:28 that he's not allowed to tempt us above 39:30 what we can bear otherwise, 39:32 He will take, make sure that he will tempt you above 39:35 what you can bear. 39:37 And unfortunately, 39:41 we have sinned. 39:43 But Jesus Christ was tempted 39:46 more severely than any human being 39:50 has ever walked upon the earth. 39:52 I have seen some people suffer difficult situations. 39:57 But as difficult as they may have been, 40:00 none has faced such a difficult challenge of temptation 40:06 as Jesus Christ. 40:09 I would dare to say 100 fold more 40:12 than you have been tempted, 40:14 not to belittle your experience. 40:18 But thanks be to God, 40:20 that Jesus Christ was victorious 40:22 and we can have salvation. 40:23 Gave Himself for us, so that we could be saved. 40:26 The Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world. 40:30 Let us move now to the next part of John 3:16, 40:34 "For God so loved the world 40:35 that He gave His only begotten Son, 40:37 that whosoever believeth in Him." 40:41 Amen. 40:42 Whosoever believeth in Him. 40:45 With this one, we start in John 6:37, 40:48 looking at the words of Jesus. 40:50 John 6:37. 40:52 We're looking at that whosoever believeth in Him. 40:57 The first thing we want to talk about is 40:59 "the whosoever" part. 41:01 Whosoever is really including everyone, 41:03 no one is excluded. 41:05 And this is why in John 6:37, Jesus says, 41:09 "All that the Father giveth me shall come to me, 41:12 and him that cometh to me 41:16 I will in no wise cast out." 41:21 This is a declaration that we should keep before us. 41:26 Because like I said, 41:27 the devil is trying to tempt us, 41:29 to think all kinds of terrible things. 41:33 And one of them is, 41:35 if you go to God, He will not accept you. 41:37 You are too much of a sinner. 41:39 You should be ashamed of yourself. 41:41 You're not worthy for God to accept you. 41:44 But Jesus says, 41:46 "Him that cometh to Me, I will in no wise cast out." 41:50 No one, no matter how filthy, 41:52 how dirty, how horrible, 41:54 how many years, how many sins, 41:57 if they respond to the call of the Holy Spirit, 42:00 will not be turned away. 42:03 And the door of mercy is still open today. 42:06 And I don't know if someone is listening to this 42:08 and feels that there is no opportunity, 42:12 there is opportunity, 42:13 and there's mercy in Jesus Christ. 42:15 So come to Him today. 42:17 He is waiting with open arms. 42:19 So everyone can have the opportunity of salvation 42:23 and forgiveness of sins. 42:24 And the marvelous thing is, 42:27 I don't know if we fully comprehend that, 42:30 the marvelous thing is that you can be 42:31 as filthy as filthy can be, 42:33 and God tries to help us understand this in Isaiah, 42:36 we'll try to look at that. 42:39 As worse of a sinner as you can be, 42:42 greater is he a Savior. 42:44 Praise the Lord. 42:45 Praise the Lord. 42:47 And so we were in John 6:37. 42:50 Now let's move to Hebrews Chapter 7. 42:52 I did have that scripture. Here it is. 42:54 Praise the Lord. 42:55 Hebrews 7:25. 42:59 Hebrews 7:25. 43:01 And there, 43:03 we invite you to read with us in Hebrews 7:25, 43:08 these wonderful words. 43:14 "Wherefore He," that is Jesus Christ, 43:16 "is able also to save them to the uttermost 43:21 that come unto God by him, 43:24 seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them." 43:30 For them? 43:31 For them? 43:33 Yes, for them. 43:34 But for me, 43:37 He ever lived to make intercession for me. 43:40 And this is one of the things 43:42 that John 3:16 is trying to tell us, 43:44 yes, He loves the world, but He loves you, 43:48 and He died for you in particular. 43:51 And so He ever liveth to make intercession for them 43:55 and for me. 43:56 Praise be to God. 43:59 So what we're talking about here, 44:01 that whosoever, everyone is included. 44:04 But the next part of the verse says, 44:06 "Whosoever believeth in Him," 44:10 and we must talk about there for a moment. 44:13 What is this, whosoever believeth in Him? 44:16 Is it enough to say, "Oh, yes, I believe in Him, 44:19 I believe He exists." 44:21 Will that brings you salvation? 44:25 No, it is not enough to just say, 44:27 "Oh, yes, I believe in God." 44:29 I've had many people, they have said, 44:32 "Oh, I believe there's a God. 44:35 But I don't know if He loves me. 44:37 I don't know if He cares about me." 44:38 You see, they believe He does exist. 44:42 Matter of fact, I'm thinking of an atheist 44:43 that said that to me a few years ago. 44:47 "I believe there's a God. 44:49 I just don't know that He really cares." 44:53 He does care. 44:55 And so I tell you that this belief is something 44:58 that has to be considered. 44:59 And that's why we have to look at this particular text 45:02 that says something interesting. 45:05 James Chapter 2. 45:07 James Chapter 2. 45:08 If you're in the Book of Hebrews, 45:11 we were looking Hebrews 7:25 last. 45:14 Now we invite you to turn the page over, 45:16 a few pages over and find James 2:19. 45:20 And James 2:19, tells us, 45:23 "Thou believest that there is one God, 45:27 thou do as well. 45:31 The devils also believe and tremble." 45:38 Why do they tremble? 45:40 Because they know 45:42 they have separated themselves from God, 45:44 and they don't have a belief unto salvation. 45:46 They believe and know that God exists 45:48 because they were created by Him. 45:50 They believe and know, because they have seen Him. 45:53 But they rebelled against them and decided to disobey, 45:56 and now they find themselves in a condition 45:59 where they tremble 46:02 because of their condition. 46:05 But you don't have to tremble. 46:07 Your heart can be warmed and opened up to accept 46:11 that He's offering the hand that can help you. 46:14 He's opening the doors wide, so that you can come in. 46:20 So what is this belief? 46:21 It is a belief unto salvation. 46:24 It is a belief that brings you to an action 46:27 towards salvation and towards repentance. 46:30 This is a belief different from the demons, 46:33 because the devils believe and tremble, 46:34 but they don't believe unto salvation. 46:36 They believe unto perdition. 46:39 They believe in God. 46:40 Let's look at some scriptures, and that help us with this. 46:45 So that we understand that is not just belief, 46:47 you must believe and act upon that belief. 46:49 So the first one we're going to look at is Mark Chapter 16. 46:53 Mark Chapter 16. 46:56 Mark Chapter 16. 46:59 And so, in Mark 16:16... 47:04 Mark 16:16. 47:08 Hear the words of Mark 16:16. 47:13 I said Mark, right? 47:15 "He that believeth and is," what? 47:18 "Baptized shall be saved." 47:20 So here in this text, 47:22 it is including something else besides just belief. 47:24 "He's that believeth and is baptized 47:26 shall be saved, 47:27 but he that believeth not shall be damned." 47:31 So those that believe 47:33 and believe unto salvation 47:35 must take the step of being baptized. 47:39 Not stand outside the fence, 47:42 and say, "I believe in God," 47:43 and leave it there. 47:45 They must believe and be baptized. 47:48 And this being baptized brings you 47:50 into a new relationship with God. 47:52 You adopted into the family of God, 47:54 and God is there with you 47:57 each and every step of the way. 47:59 He's the one that led you to repentance 48:01 in the first place. 48:02 It is the gift of God that leads us to repentance, 48:04 the Bible says. 48:07 So he that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. 48:11 Besides that, 48:12 we must point out other scriptures 48:13 that help us understand. 48:15 This in Hebrews 11:16, 48:18 Hebrews 11:16. 48:21 Belief or faith is trust in God. 48:27 That's in the simplest terms, trust in God. 48:30 Hebrews 11:16. 48:32 I'm sorry, verse 6, actually, verse 6. 48:37 Hebrews 11:6. 48:41 All right, here we go. 48:43 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him, 48:48 for he that cometh to God must believe that He is 48:52 and that He is a rewarder of them 48:55 that diligently seek Him." 48:59 Who is He a rewarder of? 49:02 Of those that diligently seek Him. 49:06 And the word diligently means... 49:11 that you have some interest and you're making effort 49:13 with great interest. 49:16 Diligently seek Him, 49:18 and we must diligently seek Him each and every day, 49:21 each and every day. 49:24 I'm not sure what the time clock says 49:26 because I see different times on there. 49:28 But anyway, 49:29 we will get that straightened out soon. 49:31 Here we go now in Ephesians 2:8. 49:35 Ephesians 2:8-10. 49:38 God communicates to us how we are saved, 49:42 and we're going to read all the way to verse 10. 49:45 Ephesians 2:8-10. 49:48 Thus it is written... 49:51 We'll depend on hand signals, I guess. 49:53 Ephesians 2:8-10, here we have, 49:56 "For by grace are ye saved through faith," 50:02 faith is involved in the process, 50:04 "And that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God." 50:09 So when you say it is a gift, everything else is excluded, 50:13 that you would think, "Oh, because I do this, 50:15 I deserve salvation, 50:17 or I can win salvation or earn salvation." 50:20 No, it is a gift of God. 50:24 "Not of works, it says in verse 9, 50:26 clarifying, "lest any man should boast. 50:30 For we are His workmanship, 50:31 created in Christ Jesus unto good works, 50:34 which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." 50:38 So while it is important to have good works 50:45 through Jesus Christ, 50:47 the word good works do not save us, 50:49 it is salvation through faith, 50:51 it is the gift of God. 50:53 Amen? 50:55 Amen. Praise the Lord! 50:57 In John 14:12, 50:59 clarifying, 51:01 a belief unto salvation leads us to action, 51:04 leads us to leave a wicked way of life 51:08 and follow Jesus. 51:10 That's why Jesus said that, 51:12 "They cometh unto me, 51:14 I will in no wise cast out. 51:16 And if any man will come after Me, 51:18 he must take up his cross daily and follow Me." 51:22 In John 14:12, 51:24 we have the words of Jesus telling us the following, 51:27 "Verily, verily, 51:29 I say unto you, 51:31 He that believeth on me," 51:32 what is he going to do? 51:34 "The works that I do shall he do also." 51:39 What kind of works did Jesus do? 51:42 Good works. 51:43 He served the Father, 51:45 and obeyed every commandment. 51:49 Notice how it continues, 51:51 "And greater works than these shall he do, 51:54 because I go unto My Father." 51:56 So here he is telling us 51:58 that we must follow the footsteps of Jesus. 52:03 And if you look at the life of Jesus, 52:05 He will tell you, 52:07 "I have kept all My Father's commandments." 52:11 Now we don't have the scripture written. 52:12 But that is the scripture I'm quoting to you. 52:15 I mean, that is not a scripture I presented to you, 52:17 which I didn't quote specifically where it's found. 52:20 Notice in John 14:15, 52:23 we're in verse 12, now let's go to verse 15. 52:26 Jesus said, "If ye love Me, 52:30 keep My commandments." 52:33 If you don't, then what? 52:35 Don't keep. 52:37 But if you love Me, keep My commandments. 52:40 Now let's go to verse 21. 52:42 All of the scriptures are important. 52:44 But we, unfortunately, 52:45 do not have enough time to read them all. 52:47 Here we go in verse 21, 52:49 "He that has My commandments, 52:51 and keepeth them," 52:53 He's showing, what? 52:55 "He it is that loveth Me. 52:58 And he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, 53:01 and I will love him, 53:02 and will manifest Myself unto him." 53:06 Praise be to God. 53:07 That if you choose to walk in a relationship with Him, 53:11 He will manifest Himself to you. 53:16 Praise be to God. 53:17 So I now because time is quickly flying, 53:20 we must go to the next scripture. 53:22 Romans 2:13. 53:26 Going a little further in your Bible, 53:27 Romans 2:13. 53:31 A lot of scriptures, 53:32 I hope you're not offended. 53:34 Are you happy? Oh, I'm happy about that. 53:36 A lot of scriptures that point out God to... 53:38 There are more scriptures we could even share. 53:40 But we have to limit the amount. 53:44 Here in Romans 2:13, 53:47 we have this understanding from this verse, 53:50 "For not the hearers of the law are just before God, 53:54 but the doers of the law shall be justified." 53:57 It is not enough to hear the law of God and say, 54:00 "The law is good. 54:01 The law is wonderful." 54:03 But if you walk in disobedience to them, 54:06 you're not going to be justified 54:08 is the doers of the law, 54:10 hear the law and walk according to the law. 54:14 There are many scriptures 54:15 we could bring out in this particular point, 54:17 but we must move to the next one. 54:19 That it's in Matthew 7:21. 54:23 Matthew 7:21, 54:25 Jesus speaking to us here very clearly, 54:29 and in words that should not be misunderstood. 54:33 Very simple. 54:34 "Not everyone that saith unto me," 54:38 Matthew 7:21, 54:40 "Not everyone that saith unto me, 54:42 Lord, Lord, 54:43 shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, 54:47 but he that doeth the will of my Father 54:51 which is in heaven." 54:54 So you see, this is a belief unto action, 54:57 "For God so loved the world 54:58 that He gave His only begotten Son, 55:00 that whosoever believeth in Him 55:03 should not perish but have everlasting life." 55:05 So this is a belief unto salvation, 55:07 a belief that moves the person in a direction 55:11 of following the Lord Jesus Christ 55:14 with all of his heart. 55:15 So now, I invite you to turn to Isaiah Chapter 1. 55:22 Isaiah 1:18 55:27 and we're going to include verse 19, 55:30 Isaiah Chapter 1, 55:34 and we're going to verse 18 and 19. 55:37 "Thus it is written, 55:39 'Come now, and let us reason together.'" 55:42 I like that invitation. 55:43 Because it says right now, it doesn't say come next week, 55:47 come in a 1000 years, come next month. 55:49 It says, come now. 55:51 Jesus says, "Come now," 55:52 God tells us, "and let us reason together,' 55:55 saith the Lord, 55:57 'Though your sins be as scarlet, 56:00 they shall be as white as snow, 56:02 though they be red like crimson, 56:04 they shall be as wool.'" 56:06 And this is a message for you today, 56:07 listening forever, wherever you are, 56:09 and those that are here present, 56:10 come now 56:13 and receive the blessing of, 56:15 if your sins are scarlet, 56:16 they shall be as white as snow, 56:18 though they be red like crimson, 56:20 they shall be as wool. 56:22 Praise to God. 56:24 Notice verse 19, "If you be willing, 56:27 and obedient, 56:30 you shall eat the good of the land." 56:32 So as much as God is willing to forgive you, 56:36 if you come and reason with Him, 56:39 He also tells you, 56:41 "If you be willing and obedient, 56:43 you shall eat the good of the land." 56:45 And He has much good to give us. 56:48 But there must be a belief unto salvation. 56:50 We must be willing and obedient, 56:53 the scriptures tell us to walk with Him, 56:55 and follow Him in all things that he tells us. 56:58 And every one of those things He tells us 57:00 are for our own good. 57:02 Amen? 57:03 Unbelievable as they may be, we have one minute left. 57:07 "For God so loved the world 57:10 that He gave His only begotten Son, 57:12 that whosoever believeth in Him 57:14 should not perish, 57:16 but have everlasting life." 57:17 Perhaps another time we'll finish the rest of this, 57:20 John 3:16. 57:22 But this message is a message that has encouraged many people 57:27 throughout history to realize 57:29 that God so loved the world, 57:31 that God so loved me, you as an individual 57:33 that He gave His only begotten Son, 57:36 and to know that He that comes to Him 57:39 will not be cast out, 57:40 and invites us to come 57:42 and reason together with Him. 57:43 That even though your sins may be as scarlet 57:45 or they may be as dark as crimson, 57:49 they should be as white as snow, 57:51 they should be as white as wool. 57:53 We invite you to continue studying this scripture, 57:55 John 3:16 and all the Bible 57:57 and there you will find salvation 58:00 and hope in Jesus Christ. |
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