He wants you to know yourself loved by a death-conquering, hardness-removing, rebellion, eradicating, sight-imparting, faith-creating, personal, individual, invincible, love, of which every one of us is totally

undeserving, so that you would spend the rest of your days being absolutely amazed that

you're alive in Christ.

Is it possible that all your different desires are pointing to one deeper need?

I'm your host, Dan Kruver. In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper unfolds John chapter 3 verses 14 to 18 to show that Jesus is the one reality who alone can satisfy every longing of the

human heart this sermon was originally preached at Bethlehem Baptist Church

on May 10, 2009.

The issue in this message is, what does the love of God in John 316 mean?

For God so loved the world that he gave his only son

that whoever believes in him should not perish

but have eternal life.

And it is so important that we not bring our native preconceptions, not learn from the Bible of love

to the Bible to make the Bible mean what we think love means.

We should humble ourselves and ask, what do you mean, God?

Help me with the wider context and the fullness of your revelation

to know what you mean by loving us in this verse.

There are a few great things that are very obvious, are they not?

Number one, God loves God. are a few great things that are very obvious are they not number one god loves the world that is he loves the great totality of fallen human beings all of them number two this love is of such a kind, such an intensity, such a magnitude, that it moved him to give his son to die for the world.

Number three, one incontestable purpose and effect of that love is whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.

In other words, this love opens the door so that anyone who believes

will have eternal life. Number four, therefore, this love is indiscriminate.

It may be spoken to, promised to, applied to, everyone without exception,

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