{"id":969,"date":"2020-09-13T15:29:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-13T20:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=969"},"modified":"2020-09-13T15:29:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-13T20:29:42","slug":"gods-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/09\/13\/gods-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"God\u2019s Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"752\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Web-Verse-4-John-3-16.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-970\" srcset=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Web-Verse-4-John-3-16.jpg 500w, http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Web-Verse-4-John-3-16-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption> \u201c<strong>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.<\/strong>\u201d <br> John 3:16 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most famous verses in the world is: \u201c<strong>For God so loved the world, that he gave\nhis only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but\nhave everlasting life<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:16).\nBut has anyone actually stopped to understand what this verse really means? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God sent His Son, Jesus into the world. He gave His Beloved Son,\nJesus, to pay the penalty for each individual person\u2019s sin. The penalty for sin\nis death. However, because God is a loving and gracious God, He made provision\nfor Jesus to pay for a person\u2019s sin with <strong><em>His<\/em><\/strong> life. All one has to\ndo is believe upon Jesus, receiving this great gift. Can you better understand\nthis verse now? \u201c<strong>For God so loved\nthe world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him\nshould not perish, but have everlasting life<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:16). Read the next verse in that passage to\nunderstand even more so as to why Jesus came: \u201c<strong>For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that\nthe world through him might be saved<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reading both of those verses, understand that the gift\nof the <strong><em>pardon for sin<\/em><\/strong> is offered \u2013 all one has to do is receive\nit. God wanted each person in the world to be saved from the penalty of sin.\nThis pardon from sin is understood as a promise from God \u2013 but only for those\nwho accept that gift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What if one chooses to continue in sin, rejecting the gift\nGod offered? \u201c<strong>He that believeth on\nthe Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see\nlife; but the wrath of God abideth on him<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:36). This, too, is a promise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one knows what tomorrow may hold. Life is fleeting and short. It is up to each individual to decide. Choose life (with Jesus), or receive the penalty for sin \u2013 the wrath of God abiding on him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you chosen to receive the gift of salvation (life) by believing in Jesus? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-the-biblical-path-of-life\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3EViX6ynM6\"><a href=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/\">How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to be Saved&#8221; &#8212; The Biblical Path of Life\" src=\"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/how-to-be-saved\/embed\/#?secret=XmCDA20zrW#?secret=3EViX6ynM6\" data-secret=\"3EViX6ynM6\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most famous verses in the world is: \u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life\u201d (John 3:16). 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