-John 3:16 (KJV)
We see the love of God all through the Bible; including the Old Testament, where see the Lord seeking to draw His people unto Himself. Truly when we come to the New Testament and we see the coming of Christ into the world, we learn of the great and wonderful depths of the love of God. And when we see in the scriptures the Lord Jesus giving His life for the sins of humanity then surely we come to a powerful understanding of the love of God. Jesus said in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world…” If God didn’t love us He would not have redeemed us in Christ Jesus. I have heard all of my life people say that if God loves us then whey does He allow such bad things to happen to good people? And I have tried on many occasions to address that question by pointing out the fallen condition of the world in general and humans in particular. We live in a fallen world and God has endowed each of us with free will. And what we see in the world – the violence, war, and a host of other terrible things is the result of that free will being used in the wrong way. I don’t struggle too much with why bad things happen to good people. Instead I wonder why God allows such good things to happen to such bad people. And when it comes to bad, sinful people, I know that the Bible says that we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God. We all stand in need of God’s love, for we have all sinned.
Never forget that God loves us; so much in fact, that Christ came into the world to pay the penalty for our sins on the cross. In love Christ made the ultimate sacrifice for sin – His life for you and for me.
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