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. John 3:16
There was such a celebration, at least in geek circles, over Pi day (3/14) that I thought we should celebrate John 3:16 day. If a bunch of math and computer types can get silly over an infinite decimal, then we should be able to celebrate eternal life with our Lord! Okay, that is a play on 'if' as we do not need a worldly celebration to rejoice in our Lord.
Universalism came up again in a Christian magazine article recently. And what is that you might ask? That is of course the belief that Christ died for all, all are thus saved, and anything goes. It comes up in church history from time to time and it has some popularity. However, John 3:16 has a bit of a qualifier for that eternal life: whoever believes in Him.
There are some who refuse to admit that God even exists. How can they believe in the Son if they refuse to confess there is God the Father? "Believes in Him" is such a big little set of words in just one little verse of but one book in the Bible, yet what a profound effect rings forth across the judgment of the world! And still there is no exclusion in it, for whoever...anyone, everyone who believes in Him has eternal life.
Praise God for His Son and everlasting life! Bucky
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