Daily Devotions
My Song In The Night (Gospel of John)
我夜间的歌曲 (约翰福音）
Understanding God
Text: John 3:16-17
“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.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.”John 3:16-17
UNDERSTANDING GOD
What is God really like? He was not an austere Holy Being who lived in heaven. Jesus explained to Nicodemus wonderful eternal truths about God that must move the heart!
1. God’s love for mankind
a. This is so wonderfully true. God is a good, gracious and loving Being!
b. God’s love is wonderfully captured in the Scriptures.
“Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.”
Jeremiah 31:3
2. “He gave His only begotten Son”
a. The greatest expression of love is God’s gift of His beloved Son.
b. Jesus was anticipating His death on the cross when He uttered these words.
c. The idea behind the word “gave”
i. Jesus would give His life as an atonement for sin.
ii. He would have to take the penalty of sin on His own shoulders.
iii. He would be that special Lamb of God who would take away the sin of the world.
iv. It would mean great suffering for Jesus, God’s only begotten Son.
3. “That whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life”
a. Without the sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross of Calvary, mankind would not be able to escape the righteous judgment of God.
b. Without the atonement of Christ, man would perish in his sins.
c. But because of believing in Jesus, man would have eternal life instead.
d. The love of God is truly deep and amazing.
4. “God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved”
a. That God did not wish to condemn the world had to be carefully stated again and again.
b. God’s desire is not condemnation but salvation.
c. He offers wonderful salvation in and through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
What a wonderful teaching about a great and loving God!
经文:约翰福音 3: 16-17
“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的， 不至灭亡，反得永生。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。”
《约翰福音：3: 16-17》
明白上帝
上帝究竟是怎样的？祂并不是一个住在天国的严峻圣人。耶稣向尼哥底母解释关于上帝永恒的美好真理，这必定感动人心！
1. 上帝对世人的爱
a. 这是多么美好的事实。上帝是良善、富恩典与爱的。
b.上帝的爱很完美地记载在经文里。
“古时耶和华向以色列显现，说：我以永远的爱爱你，因此我以慈爱吸引你。”
《耶利米书 31: 3 》
2. 将祂的独生子赐给他们
a. 上帝的爱最伟大的表现就是祂赐给了我们祂的爱子。
b. 耶稣临死在十架上的时候，祂说出了这番话。
c. “赐给” 的含义。
i. 耶稣愿意以祂的生命来为世人赎罪。
ii. 祂必须承担起罪的惩罚。
iii. 祂将是上帝特别的羔羊，为世人洗脱罪。
iv)这意味了耶稣，上帝的独生子，必须承受巨大的痛苦。
3. 叫一切信祂的，不至灭亡，反得永生
a. 若不是耶稣在髑髅地的十架上的牺牲，世人是无法逃脱上帝公义的审判的。
b. 若没有基督的救赎，世人将因罪而灭亡。
c. 但是，因为信靠耶稣，世人才能够得到永生。
d. 上帝的爱是如此的深奥和奇妙。
4.上帝差祂的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因祂得救
a. 上帝并不希望定世人的罪被仔细地一再表明。
b. 上帝希望世人得到救赎而不是被定罪。
c. 通过对主耶稣基督的信心，祂给予世人美好的救恩。
这是有关一个伟大和富有慈爱的上帝的美好教训！