“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” - John 3:17 (CSB)When Jesus speaks these words, He is not denying the seriousness of sin. He is explaining the purpose of His coming. Humanity does not stand neutral before God, waiting to see how things will turn out. Apart from Christ, the verdict is already heavy. We are separated from God and...  Read More

“So that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16 (CSB)The word believe can feel deceptively simple. We use it so casually that we forget how much weight Scripture places on it. Many people believe facts about Jesus. They know He existed. They know He taught. They know He died on a cross. But biblical belief is not mere agreement. It is reliance.Jesus does n...  Read More

“So that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” - John 3:16b (CSB)There is a word in John 3:16 that we often rush past because it disrupts the comfort of the verse. It is the word perish. We hurry toward eternal life without sitting in the reality of what Jesus says happens without Him.Jesus does not speak of perishing as a hypothetical threat or a scare tactic. He pr...  Read More

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son…” - John 3:16 (CSB)When Scripture wants to prove God’s love, it does not point us inward. It points us to a gift. The defining action of John 3:16 is not that God felt love, but that God gave.This is where biblical love separates itself from every softened version we are tempted to believe. Love, in Scripture, is not intention with...  Read More

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave his one and only Son…” John 3:16a (CSB)We often talk about love as if it is a reaction. Someone earns it. Someone deserves it. Someone behaves well enough to receive it. Even when we speak about God’s love, we can quietly assume it works the same way. We may not say it out loud, but we live as if God’s love rises and falls with our obedience, our consi...  Read More

“The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had seen and heard.” - Luke 2:20Luke ends the story in a surprising place. Not with angels in the sky. Not with crowds gathering. He ends it with shepherds going back to work. The same fields. The same responsibilities. The same ordinary rhythms of life.Nothing about their circumstances has changed. Everything about them ...  Read More