John 3:16 - "For 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 1:29 - The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
Conclusions:
- He is the One who turns aside God’s wrath, taking away our sins, and not only ours but the world’s
- God’s holiness demands punishment for man’s sin
- God, therefore, out of love, sent His Son to make substitutionary atonement for the believer’s sin
- In this way the Father’s wrath is satisfied; His wrath against the Christian’s sin has been turned away and directed toward Christ
- Forgiveness through Christ’s atoning sacrifice is not limited to one particular group only; it has worldwide application
- Forgiveness must be received by faith
- 1 John 2:2 does not teach universalism, but that God is an impartial God
- God so loved the world is the great truth that motivated God’s plan of salvation
- The world is all people on earth—or perhaps all creation
- Although believers are also called sons of God, Jesus is God’s son in a unique sense
- Lamb of God is an expression found in the Bible only in John 1
- Many suggestions have been made as to the precise meaning of Lamb of God
- Lamb of God seems to be a general reference to sacrifice, not the name for a particular offering
- John was saying that Jesus would be the sacrifice that would atone for the sin of the world
Application:
- Has God's wrath been turned away from you?
- Are you a son of God?
- Has Jesus atoned for your sins?
All Scripture verses taken from NIV
Conclusions derived from NIV Study Bible
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