For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have .
The word world, cosmos, in John often refers to humanity in its fallen condition, sometimes even opposed to God. Yet God this world.
Belief is not merely intellectual acceptance but, personal trust, a relationship, and the to Christ.
Eternal life, in John is not only future life after death. It begins already in with God through Christ.
Is your faith in Christ more of an intellectual belief or a personal, trusting relationship? How can you deepen that commitment today?
What does it mean to you that eternal life begins now, not just after death?