I find it intriguing that God gave us John 3:17 right after John 3:16. I mean, John 3:16 says it all doesn't it? The most popular verse in the Bible reads "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him will not die but live forever." What else is needed?
But for some reason God also gave us verse 17 which completes his thought. Not that I claim to know what God thinks but it is as if he was thinking "They are going to get it backwards so I better remind them that I came to save (rescue from danger) and not to condemn (to judge unfit for something)." Perhaps God knew that some 2000 years later we would be so much better at condemning and not saving.
How about you? Do you find it easier to look at people and make a judgment call rather than see and love people as Jesus does? Why are some people rejected by the church but loved by the world. Shouldn't it be the other way around?
Who can you begin to love today instead of condemning? Do this and you will understand what matters most!
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