神爱世人
救恩的故事源于神的子民犯了一个极大的错误。我们的始祖亚当和夏娃悖逆神，将罪带入这个世界（创 3）。
如果你和我处在神的位置，我们会想要救赎亚当和夏娃吗？ 我们恐怕会想要重新造个人。我们甚至可能会想要造一个完全不同的世界，用人类以外的什么事物来填充它。
但神选择了不放弃祂的造物。尽管我们人类不配得，神仍选择与我们同在，祂用衣裳包裹我们的身体，祂引导我们的人生，祂应许我们撒旦终将被击败。
在旧约中，我们发现神的子民一次又一次地陷入罪和混乱中。但神仍是信实的，与祂的子民同在，并应许他们，终有一天，有一位救主将要来到，打破这个循环，将人们从罪的咒诅中释放出来。
约翰福音是为了帮助人们明白，耶稣就是这位救主（弥赛亚）。神爱世人，让祂的儿子从天上来到人间，成为我们中的一员，为我们的罪付上代价，使我们恢复与神的关系。
在基督里，我们看见神对我们的爱诚然是无条件的。它不取决于我们能否用好行为来取悦祂；相反，救恩是白白赐给我们的，是我们原本不配得的礼物。
父啊，虽然我有罪和过犯，但请你帮助我相信你如此爱我，藉着耶稣，赐给我永恒的生命。阿们。
约翰福音 3:16-21
16“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的不致灭亡，反得永生。
17因为神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。
18信他的人不被定罪，不信的人罪已经定了，因为他不信神独生子的名。
19“光来到世间，世人因自己的行为是恶的，不爱光倒爱黑暗，定他们的罪就是在此。
20凡作恶的便恨光，并不来就光，恐怕他的行为受责备；
21但行真理的必来就光，要显明他所行的是靠神而行。”
God So Loved The World
"God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." - John 3:16
The story of salvation starts with God's people making a huge error. Our first parents, Adam and Eve, disobeyed God and brought sin into the world (Genesis 3).
If you and I were in God's position, would we have felt like restoring Adam and Eve? We might have wanted to start over with someone else. Maybe we'd even make an entirely different world and fill it with something other than human beings.
But God chose not to abandon his creation. Even though we humans don't deserve it, God stays in relationship with us. He clothes us. He guides us. And he promises that Satan will be defeated.
Throughout the Old Testament we find that God's people fell into sin and dysfunction again and again. But God remained faithful. He stayed with his people and promised that one day a Savior would come, break the cycle, and free people from the curse of sin.
The book of John was written to help people understand that Jesus is that Savior (Messiah). God loved us so much that he sent Jesus from heaven to become one of us in order to pay for our sin and restore our relationship with God.
In Christ we see that God's love for us truly is unconditional. It does not depend on our doing enough to please him; instead, salvation is freely given as an undeserved gift.
Father, in spite of my sin and wrongdoing, help me to believe that you love me and that through Jesus you give me eternal life. Amen.
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