For God so loved the World -Afghan, Albanian, Algerian, American, Argentine, Australian, Austrian, Bangladeshi, Belgian, Bolivian, Batswanan, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cambodian, Cameroonian, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Colombian, Costa Rican, Croatian, Cuban, Czech, Danish, Dominican, Ecuadorian, Egyptian, Emirati, English, Estonian, Ethiopian, Fijian, Finnish, French, German, Ghanaian, Greek, Guatemalan, Haitian, Honduran, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indian, Indonesian, Iranian, Iraqi, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Jamaican, Japanese, Jordanian, Kenyan, Kuwaiti, Lao, Latvian, Lebanese, Libyan, Lithuanian, Malaysian, Malian, Maltese, Mexican, Mongolian, Moroccan, Mozambican, Namibian, Nepalese, Dutch, New Zealander, Nicaraguan, Nigerian, Norwegian, Pakistani, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Philippine, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Salvadorian, Saudi, Scottish, Senegalese, Serbian, Singaporean, Slovak, South African, Korean, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Sudanese, Swedish, Swiss, Syrian, Taiwanese, Tajikistani, Thai, Tongan, Tunisian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Vietnamese, Welsh, Zambian, Zimbabwean, – that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever -homeless, liars, physically disfigured, prostitutes, child molesters, robbers, murderers, gays, lesbians, trans-gendered, players, pimps, pornography stars, slave owners, sweat-shop operators, gangsters, mobsters, anorexics, bulimics, overachievers, under achievers, helpless, hopeless, perverts, rapists, black, white, red, brown, Christians, Muslims, Jewish, Jehovah’s Witnesses, New Ages, Mormons, Catholics, Baptists, Methodists, Non- Denominational, Seven-Day Adventist, Church of God, Church of God in Christ, Assembly of God, Covenant – believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did **NOT** send His Son into the world (see above) to condemn (to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure; to pronounce to be guilty; sentence to punishment; to give grounds or reason for convicting or ensuring; to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service) the world (see above again), but that the world through Him might be saved. John 3:16-17 NKJV (Global Girl definitions and emphasis added)
Father God made no geographical distinction when He said “the world”. Father made no conditions of race, gender, or class when He said “whoever”. Jesus didn’t come to condemn the world. But He did come to save the WHOLE world, not just the parts we think are acceptable. The pronouncement of judgment upon us came from the Father through Adam and Eve. Already knowing our sin, Jesus came to SAVE the world. So we have NO RIGHT to judge or condemn anyone, anywhere.
All of this adds up to: We do not have the right to decide who should or deserves to hear the Good News. Do what Jesus did for us: open your heart up further than the ones who keep you in your comfort zone and reach out to the entire world that we tend to judge and shake our fingers toward. Share God’s love with someone who doesn’t *look* like your definition of a potential God’s child and see God work through your faith in His Love. Now that’s what we call greater works and greater love.
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