Some say, "I don't believe God loves us. If He did, He wouldn't want to judge and condemn us."

John 3:17 says, “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world, through Him.”

In this passage of Scripture, Jesus is telling us that He came into the world, to save the people of the world — not to condemn them.

That verse also tells us of God the Father and His Son's great love for us. Let me give you an example of salvation, condemnation, and justice, for reference:

Two boys were swimming in an abandoned coal mine lake. One was a pretty good swimmer than the other. The one boy began to drown and his friend quickly dove in and saved him.

Years later, the men met again, as one came in as a criminal before the court of his now, Judge-seated friend.

The accused man was greatly relieved, when he saw that the Judge he stood before, was none other than his friend that had saved him from drowning long ago.

However, the Judge found him "Guilty!", and proceeded to sentence him to life imprisonment. With a look of bewilderment and shock, the accused looked at his Judge friend and said, "Don't you remember me!!?? It's ME, your long lost friend, whom you loved so much! How could you do this to me and charge me as guilty?"

Sadly, the Judge looked at him and said, "Because at that time, I was your savior. Today....I am your Judge."

Was the Judge wrong in serving Justice? Did he love his friend any less? The answer to both, is a resounding no! He still loved his long time friend, but because of who he was and the position he was in...to be fair to all...he had to serve Justice. This is love and honesty. Had he allowed his friend to get by with a deadly crime, he would have had to allow all the other criminals the same leniency, and that would have been a lie, unjust, and not following the law. The man would have learned nothing AND gotten by with murder.

Deuteronomy 32:4
"Christ, our Rock, His work is perfect, for all his ways are justice. A God of faithfulness and without iniquity, just and upright, is He."

GOD is Fair - SIN, Is Not! Sin brings nothing but condemnation.

There are spiritual laws, just as there are man-made laws, that must be abided by, to be fair. Justice demands it. God's laws are much more perfect than man's, as HE is perfect. He cannot err. We reap what we sow, in both worlds, by our own choices and actions. The consequences of sin is always death, in the spiritual world. Sin is the most serious offence, because it keeps us seperated from our Father in heaven, UNTIL we ask Jesus to forgive us of our sins. He WANTS to do so. Jesus wants only to save us, as He is not willing that ANY should perish.


Make no mistake. God does not make the choice of where we shall spend eternal life, FOR us. Just as the criminal was responsible for his own decision and actions before his earthly appointed Judge, so are we each responsible before God, for our choice to accept God's plan of salvation, or not. If we decide we want absolutely nothing to do with God or His Plan of Salvation....but instead, reject Him, His plan, and mock and/or curse Him....God will honor our choice. It was Jesus, that said no one else can save us, as it is only He, that God approved and appointed as Savior and Meditator of the world.


Now, don't get that wrong. God the Father did not force Jesus to pay for our sins on the cross. Jesus didn't have to do that. He wanted to. In fact, out of His great love for us, Jesus volunteered to go to the cross and pay for our sins, so that we would not have to suffer the consequences of our sins. Sin always separates us from God the Father, until our sins are forgiven by Jesus, when we ask Him, through prayer. So as you can see, there are not many roads to Christ, salvation and Heaven. God is not willing that ANY PERISH, but have everlasting life in heaven with Him. He turns no one away.