The object of our saving faith this morning, as we sit here, as I preach as you listen,

the object of the faith that saves is Jesus Christ, the son of God, revealing the Father.

Or if you prefer, it is the Father having revealed

himself beautifully, intimately through the Son.

Our faith is in the Son, revealing the Father, and the Father sending the Son.

If someone asked you what the object of your faith is, how would you answer?

I'm Dan Kruver.

In this episode of Light and Truth, John Piper opens up John 316 to show us that saving

faith has a face, and it's the son who reveals the father. This message was originally

delivered at Bethlehem Baptist Church on December 18, 1994.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

What I've tried to do in these weeks, and we have one more week, to do it, is to structure these messages on John 316 in a way that you can reproduce it at lunch, at work.

So somebody comes up to you in the morning, coffee break, and says,

you're one of those born-again Christians, aren't you?

One of those born-again people, aren't you? One of those born-again people.

And you say, well, maybe depends on what you mean.

I'll meet you at lunch, and I'll tell you mine, and you tell me yours and we see if they match.

So you meet at lunch, and you say, the best way for me to define myself and my

philosophy of life is with some words of Jesus.

He said, for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever

believes in him won't perish but have eternal life.

And when I reflect on the words of Jesus, I hear four things.

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