Clear Thinking About God's Passion for You
John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. (New King James Version)
Essentials for Preparing Your Eternal Destiny
1. Acknowledge God’s ____________________________
“God so loved the world . . .”
1 John 4:9-10 – 9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. (New Living Translation)
1 John 3:1 – See what an incredible quality of love the Father has shown us, that we should be permitted to be named and called and counted the children of God! (Amplified Bible)
Ephesians 3:18-19 – . . . may you be able to feel and understand, as all God’s children should, how long, how wide, how deep, and how high his love really is; and to experience this love for yourselves, . . . (The Living Bible)
2. Appropriate God’s _____________________________
“. . . that He gave His only begotten Son, . . .”
Romans 3:24-25 – 24 God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. 25 God sacrificed Jesus on the altar of the world to clear that world of sin. . . . (The Message)
Romans 5:6 – When we were unable to help ourselves, at the moment of our need, Christ died for us, although we were living against God. (New Century Version)
2 Corinthians 5:21 – For God took the sinless Christ and poured into him our sins. Then, in exchange, he poured God’s goodness into us! (The Living Bible)
Ephesians 2:8 – Saving is all his idea, and all his work. All we do is trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's gift from start to finish! (The Message)
3. Accept God’s _________________________________
“. . . that whoever believes in Him should not perish . . .”
Titus 2:11 – For the free gift of eternal salvation is now being offered to everyone; . . . (The Living Bible)
Colossians 3:11 – In this new life one’s nationality or race or education or social position is unimportant; such things mean nothing. Whether a person has Christ is what matters, and he is equally available to all. (The Living Bible)
Romans 3:22 – Now God says he will accept and acquit us – declare us “not guilty” – if we trust Jesus Christ to take away our sins. And we all can be saved in this same way, by coming to Christ, no matter who we are or what we have been like. (The Living Bible)
2 Corinthians 6:2 – . . . Right now God is ready to welcome you. Today he is ready to save you. (The Living Bible)
4. Anticipate God’s ______________________________
“. . .but have everlasting life.”
1 Peter 1:3-5 – 3 [God] . . . has given us the privilege of being born again so that we are now members of God’s own family. . . . 4 And God has reserved for his children the priceless gift of eternal life; it is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. 5 And God, . . . will make sure that you get there safely to receive it because you are trusting him. . . . (The Living Bible)
1 Peter 1:3-4 – What a God we have! . . . Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we've been given a brand-new life and have everything to live for, including a future in heaven – and the future starts now! (The Message)
Psalm 34:8 – . . . open your eyes and see – how good God is. (The Message)