...revelation? The best-known verse in the Fourth Gospel summarizes this revelation. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone...believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). While Christians sometimes assume that the notion of God giving Jesus refers to the crucifixion,...

...came among us in Jesus Christ, it was an expression of God's love for the world. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone...believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). We are so familiar with that beloved text that we fail to recognize its radical and revolutionary...

...and rebounded in life, not only for Jesus but for everyone who believes in him: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone...believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). The opening scene of Harry Potter's story is reminiscent of another story we all know,...

...member of the Sanhedrin (the official Jewish court), in an authoritative voice: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone...believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (John 3:16). ". . . that in the fullness of time you sent your only Son to be our Savior. " The phrase...