FOR SUNDAY 03.10
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
JOHN 3, 14-21 (NIV)
Who can be trusted? How do we differentiate between the light of the spirit and darkness? We turn on the Internet or television and hear many answers. The voices of influencers, celebrities, and politicians interweave with advertisements and slogans, loud newspaper headlines, and unfulfilled promises on billboards.
Let us pay attention to what Jesus says to Nicodemus: "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." This salvation is possible only through love that surpasses all measure — the love of God, who did not hesitate to give his only Son so that each of us could enjoy life. How poignant are the words of the Apostle John: "Whoever believes in the Son is not condemned." These sentences reveal the truth about the nature of our relationship with God, which is based on trust and love (...)
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