Self-Sacrifice What language could so forcibly express God’s love for the human family as it is expressed by the gift of His only-begotten Son for our redemption? The Innocent bore the chastisement of the guilty. “God so loved the world, that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved. He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.” John 3:16-18. {8T 208.2}

Selvopofrelse
Hvilket sprog kunne så kraftigt udtrykke Guds kærlighed for menneskefamilien som det sprog der blev ytret af hans enbårne søn for vor genløsning? Den uskyldige bar skyldens revselse. »Således elskede Gud verden, at han gav sin Søn den enbårne, for at enhver, som tror på ham, ikke skal fortabes, men have evigt liv. Thi Gud sendte ikke sin Søn til verden for at dømme verden, men for at verden skal frelses ved ham.« Den, som tror på ham, dømmes ikke; den, som ikke tror, er allerede dømt, fordi han ikke har troet på Guds enbårne. Søns navn.« Joh.3,16-18.