THE GOSPEL — FOR ALL THE WORLD

JOHN 3.16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” (ESV) Jesus’ reference to Israel and Moses and the bronze snake in the wilderness in verses 14 and 15 certainly establish that God’s salvation through Christ provides redemption with the Jewish people as the …

THE CROSS OF CHRIST AND THE SIN OF THE WORLD

JOHN 3.14-15: “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, (15) that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.” (ESV) As Jesus expands His explanation of the Gospel to Nicodemus, He begins to communicate that the Gospel is for all of the world, rather than being a Gospel …