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John 3:16-18 Text



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. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 






John 3:16-18 Questions


Please note.
By reading the meditation associated with this text you will find many answers to the questions. However, the most important thing to do is to remain on the text, meditate on it until you can formulate your own answers. When interacting with the text we are interacting with the ultimate author of the text, the Holy Spirit.

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Verse 16

  1. What characterises the action of God the Father?

  2. Can you think of any other passages in Scripture that associate God with love?

  3. What or who does God love according to this verse?

  4. Are you seeking love? Where is the source of love? (see 1 John 4:16). What does this tell me about myself and my relations with others?

  5. Who is God’s only Son?

  6. What do you think the word ‘world’ means? Does it have a different meaning in 1 John 2:15?

  7. How would you describe God’s love for mankind? Is it a discriminatory love see Mark 12:14, Acts 10:34, Galatians 2:6.

  8. Is God’s love limited? What in this verse gives you the answer to this question?

  9. What specific action characterises love?

  10. How can we distinguish between natural human love and God’s love?

  11. Is the love we show others our own natural love or God’s love in us? Read Romans 5:5.

  12. Can anyone who believes have life?

  13. What is the condition for obtaining life?

  14. What does ‘believe’ mean?

  15. Why is it necessary to believe in Jesus to have life? Read also John 14:6.

  16. Can you have life apart from Jesus? Why not?

  17. What alternative is there to life? What is the meaning of ‘perish’. What fundamental choice does everyone have? To answer this question see also Deuteronomy 30:19.

  18. What does the word ‘eternal’ mean. Does it only mean life after death?

 

Verse 17

  1. Why do you think God did not send his only Son to condemn the world?

  2. What was the relationship between God and man before the coming of Jesus? Which text we have considered deals with this?

  3. What does Jesus save the world from? What does he save the world for?

  4. How does salvation come through Jesus?


Verse 18

  1. What key fact is repeated in each of these verses? What impression does this have on you? Do you feel a sense of seriousness and urgency or does this repetition leave you indifferent?

  2. Why are those who do not believe already condemned?

  3. Who or what condemns them? Why?

  4. Name at least three things you are missing out on if you do not believe and trust in Jesus Christ.

  5. What does ‘believe in the name of’ mean?


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John 3:16-18 Meditation Part 1






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