John 3:1-21 Numbers 21:4-9
Pattern of Salvation from SnakeBite
1. The Bite
2. The Faith-Act
3. The Results
Rebirth = The Answer to the Unspoken Question
Jesus Confirms Earthly things
Jesus Confirms Heavenly things
Rebirth = Why it is necessary
It changes our default destination
Rebirth = How???
1 Bite
Romans 3:23 - for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 6:23 - For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Do you understand your need?
2 Faith - Act
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
Hebrews 11:1 - Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see
What do you believe? -- what action has it prompted?
3 Results
John3:17-21 - For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God
What results are you seeing in your life?
