John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, etc.

There is no sweeter verse in the Bible. It declares,

1. That God is love.

2. That he loved the world instead of hating it.

3. That he so loved that he gave his Son. The Son did not come to appease the Father's wrath, but the Father sent him because he loved so well.

4. That he came to keep men from perishing;--to save them.

5. That those who believe upon him, so as to receive him, will not perish but have everlasting life. God's love is not limited;--"he loved the world." Men limit its grace by refusing to receive its medium, "the only begotten Son."