“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Let us consider first how a father loves his son. Parents love their children even before they are born...
“God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). Let us consider first how a father loves his son. Parents love their children even before they are born...
“God shows his love for us in that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). This is how God loves us. He initiates. He offers Himself to us and waits for us to reciprocate. And He calls us to do the same for others, in imitation of Him.
“I do not nullify the grace of God; for if justification were through the law, then Christ died to no purpose” (Galatians 2:21). With these words, St. Paul challenges St. Peter, who at Antioch obeyed the Mosaic Law but
“I am the way, the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). In these words, spoken to St. Thomas, Jesus assures us that He has come to guide us in every way that we need:
“In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the expiation for our sins.” (1 Jn 4:9-10)
“Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends” (John 15:13). In these words, Christ provides for us the model of Christian life. This is what He did for us, and this is what He asks us to do for Him and for all who belong to Him.