that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
The gospel stands open to all: whoever believes on Christ as his only Saviour shall be saved from eternal destruction. What folly, then, for a dying sinner to refuse so easy and effectual a remedy as looking to God's Son lifted up on the cross.
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When Christ says God loved the world, He does not mean every individual without exception, for all are not objects of God's special love; rather, He means His elect among the Gentiles and Jews, who are the spiritual seed of Abraham and those to whom the Father has given His Son.
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A Pharisee and ruler of the sanhedrim comes to Christ, proof that grace subdues even the greatest opposition. He sought private counsel rather than public hearing, a pattern we should follow: go to faithful ministers about the deep matters of your soul, not content with hearing sermons alone.
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Commenting on John 3:1-21