Friday, March 25, 2011

Jehovah's Ultimate Gift

"For God so loved the world so much that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life,"   John 3:16


Oh, how our Heavenly Father Jehovah loves us.  For all of the twenty-one years that I was one of Jehovah's Witnesses I never understood just how much.  
In fact, in our New World Translation ( which was the only version of the Bible that I was allowed to read) John 3:16 said something like whoever exercised faith in the sacrifice of Jehovah's son might be saved.  When I was a witness the focus was always  on what I did, it was never focused on  who I was.  For example; if I attended all the five meetings every week, and made my 100 hours a month knocking on people's doors, then I felt like I might be acceptable. However, I was never completely certain.
This is not what Jehovah wants for His children.  See, it's not about what I do for Jehovah, but about what Jehovah has already done for me.
"Jehovah sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him."  John 3:17.
If anyone tells you that there is any other means to salvation, they are being deceived themselves and they are no doubt deceiving others.  
What do you tell others about salvation?



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