A Study of John 3:16-17

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the "Book of John" in the Bible. It specifically focuses on the verses 3:16-17. The paper describes the overall content of the "Book of John" and then analyzes each of the verses specifically in terms of its content, language and the meaning used. The paper then looks at the message that each of the verses sends to its Christian readers.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
John 3:16 Analysis
John 3:17 Analysis

From the Paper:

"To answer this question, we need only look to God's creative process. God created the world, all things in the world, all the plants and the animals. Then, God created man, and He created man in his own image. To suggest that God loved the world, into which he put the image of His self, is without merit, as it is not supported in the Old or New Testaments. Rather, both books say time and again that God so loved mankind, that he gave his only Son so that man could be reassured of God's love for mankind. This is explained in John 3:16, "For," the beginning preposition explaining the motivation of the object noun, God. So mankind is assured of God's love for us, and, as such, that God's sacrifice was on behalf of mankind. God loved the world, but He loves the world with his image in it. God knows that the world is beautiful, except for the sin of mankind. So God is going to make a sacrifice on behalf of mankind, to show love for those whom he created in his image."

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