Series: Close Encounters with Christ
Lesson 03
Title: "On Losing Control"
Text: John 3
The author intentionally holds Nicodemus and John in contrast. There are two approaches to religion - hold onto control at all costs, or let go of control. The Gospel, the Good News, is that there is nothing we can do to earn God’s favor. All we need to do is trust in the One he sent. God’s love is a given. God came to us when we didn’t deserve it and gave his own life so we could have eternal life with him. God cannot be controlled no matter how hard we try. A God we can control and understand is an idol.
