Episode Description
This episode kicks off a new series on Bible verses that are Googled most. At the top of the list is John 3:16. Millions know it by heart. Countless sermons have been preached on it. This one verse contains many of the most important themes in the Bible: God, Christ, salvation, love, faith, salvation and the hereafter.
Yet the “Golden Text” of the Bible is one of the least understood. Church traditions have obscured the meaning of Jesus’ famous words and religions such as Judaism and Islam deny one of the foundational tenets of Christianity taught by it—the role of Jesus Christ in salvation. As a result, it remains little more than a tee shirt slogan or a tattoo for many.
This episode takes you step-by-step through the words of this rich passage of Scripture that is a promise of hope to a world in darkness.
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- Scripture: John 3:16; I John 4:9-10; John 1:1
- “Jesus and Nicodemus,” Annual Lesson Commentary, Fourth Quarter, 1949
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