John Chapter Three - FREEEEEE

This is a great chapter! Perhaps the easiest teaching on salvation in the entire Bible…

In order to get to heaven Jesus says, in John 3:3, “ I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

Jesus goes on teaching Nicodemus basically telling him the same thing over and over again…Nicodemus doesn’t understand, so Jesus says:

“No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life…verses 13:15

Jesus is predicting his own death and resurrection in this verse! He will offer his own perfect life to win victory over sin and death...since the payment or consequence of our sin is death, and Jesus never did sin, he did not owe the price of death, he then could take the place of everyone else who has sinned...earning the right to forgive our sins by taking them on the cross through his death.

That gives us background as to what Jesus is really saying when he tells Nicodemus perhaps the most popular verse in the entire Bible:

“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.” John 3:16

God loves us and made the decision to send Jesus to Earth knowing what it would cost…his life! Now that is love…that is love that God has for YOU, for me, and for everyone.

Here is an answer to the question lots of people ask me, even daily. What happens if someone doesn’t ask Jesus to forgive their sins? What happens when someone doesn’t believe in Jesus? Most people don’t like the answer but it is found in verse 17 and 18…

“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 he has not believe in the name of God’s one and only son.” John 3:17-18

Other places in the Bible is says over and over again confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and ask him for the forgiveness of your sins…it also says he will forgive you no matter what your past says!

How about you…do you stand condemned for your sins? Or have you let Jesus set you free?

Do you believe?

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