Perhaps the most famous Bible passage for Bible study lessons is John 3:16 because it so nicely sums up the entire meaning of the gospels.  God provided us salvation through His Son because He loved us deeply.

John 3:16-17, 36
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.  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.

Whoever believes that Jesus is Lord and seeks His forgiveness is saved from sin and eternal death and will join Him in heaven at the end of time.  John goes on to say that God did not send Jesus down to punish people for their wrong-doings but to save the people from them with His heroic sacrifice.

John goes on to say that salvation is incredibly simple: either you believe in Jesus and His power to save, or you not.  There is no in between.  There is believe, hope, and faith, or there is doubt, disbelief, and denial.  For Christians, there is only one way to salvation, though our Lord and Savior Jesus.

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