08-07-16 The Most Well Known Verse in the Bible part 7

So far in our study of John 3:16 we have looked at the first eighteen words: “For God so loved the world he gave his only Son in order that whoever believes in him ….”   Today we look at the consequence of our choice either to believe in Jesus or reject him.  What does the Bible teach us about these two consequences?   

  

I Perishing and eternal life are i__________ i__________of each other.

-The most comprehensive picture of heaven in the Bible is found in Revelation chapters 21-22 and what John sees here answers some of our most important questions:

Is heaven an “o___ o___ b________” existence where we float around like ghosts on a cloud?  What makes heaven so s____________?  What will l______ be l______ in heaven?  Lastly, will heaven be b__________?

II Perishing and eternal life both point to Jesus as the One who s__________ b____________.

III Perishing and eternal life both demand h______________.

The problem is this:  there are ways in which we Christians can appear to be proud and arrogant – For example we can assume that because we know the Bible, there is _________ that anyone can ______ us.

But that doesn’t make sense for several reasons

Because something isn’t in the Bible doesn’t mean it is c__________ to the teaching of God’s Word.

All of God’s truth is ______ found in the Bible.

________ truth is God’s truth.

So, we need humility in all we say, but we especially need humility when we talk about w________ people will spend e_________.