This Lenten verse should always ring in our ears! “Whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
God’s Name is kept holy when the truth of this verse is taught and believed! We must always fight the false notions that it is good works or giving money or a good character, etc. that brings eternal life.
You may remember that at Jesus’ crucifixion, the passing crowds and even the criminals crucified next to Him hurled insults at our dying Savior. This despicable behavior is hard to excuse. Yet every time someone proclaims or believes a plan of salvation other than the one described by Jesus in this verse, they hurl insults at the dying Savior.
If there is another way to heaven than through the cross, then Jesus’ death was in vain and a squandering of Jesus’ precious blood. Let us keep God’s name holy by teaching the simple truth of Jesus’ words in John 3.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, let us never condemn ourselves by rejecting the simple and clear message of the Gospel. Grant us the joy of sharing in the holiness of Your name for all eternity because of your only-begotten Son, given for us sinners. Amen.
God’s richest blessings in Christ,
Pastor Philip Quardokus
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