God greatest gift of love

GOD'S GREATEST GIFT OF LOVE

The most famous passage in the Bible is John 3:16:

”For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus Christ is not only God’s best way of speaking to us. He is also God’s greatest gift of love! We have mentioned God’s plan of love for man. What is that plan? The Bible reveals that Jesus Christ is, Himself, the way to come back to God. Shortly before His death for all people, Jesus said,

I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (John 14:6).

In His prayer to the Father He said,

And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 17:3).

LET'S SUM UP

This study of the Bible has led us closer to knowing "the only true God." The apostle John summed up God’s nature in the simplest and best way:

God is love (1 John 4:8).

The proof of God’s continuing love fills all the creation, all of history, and all of our lives. Yes, there is suffering in the world. But never forget that it came when man rejected the One who alone gives life, peace, joy and purpose. Because of the lies of God’s enemy, we left what God’s great love had planned for us. Yet that is not the end of the story, praise God! For God’s compassion still calls us back to enjoy all the fullest blessings of eternal life.

God calls us through His prophets, and especially through His own Son. We take their warnings of judgment seriously, and we "turn to God in repentance" (Acts 20:21). We know that the way to life is through faith in Jesus Christ (John 3:16; 14:6; 17:2; Acts 20:21). Who is this Jesus? When He is called "the Son of God," what does this really mean? What has He done that makes the way to God so open for us? The next course explores the good news about Jesus Christ. We look forward to hearing from you, and continuing our studies of Scripture together as soon as possible. May God bless and keep you in His loving care!

How our hearts praise You for your goodness, O LORD! Thank You for being so merciful toward us. Thank you for life that You continue to give, including the time You have given us for this study together. As You so freely give to us, may we freely share with others the things that we receive and learn. Our request is that You will allow us to continue our studies of Your word, so that we can truly know Your greatest gift of love, Jesus Christ.