Taking God to Court
John 3:16
Taking God to Court
- God's love and evidence of it
- Definition and Concept of Love
- Various definitions and quotes about love
- Distinction between different types of love (need love and gift love)
John 3:16
- Breakdown of the verse into two parts:
- Measure of God's love
- Motive of God's love
- Evidence of God's Love
- Five lines of evidence that God loves us, based on John 3:16
Fact 1: God is the Ultimate Definition of Love
- Explanation of God's nature as love
- Reference to C.S. Lewis's concepts of need love and gift love
- Anecdote about a European schoolmaster
Fact 2: Degrees of Love
- Explanation of different kinds of love (convenience, controlling, contractual, comparative, commitment)
- God’s love as a commitment and unconditional
Fact 3: Unparalleled Demonstration of Love
- God gave His one and only Son
- Comparison with Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22)
- Jesus's sacrifice on the cross
Fact 4: Universal Demand of God's Love
- Whoever believes in Him
- Explanation of different kinds of lovers
- God's willingness to take a no for an answer
Fact 5: Unique Destiny for Believers
- Belief in Jesus leads to eternal life
- Explanation of perishing vs. eternal life
- Eternal life as the very life of God in us
Invitation to Believe
- Emphasis on the personal decision to believe in Jesus
- Illustration of the road signs in northern India
- Story about the speaker's children and the love of Jesus
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About the Contributors
Ramesh P. Richard
In addition to more than thirty years of faculty service, Dr. Richard is founder and president of Ramesh Richard Evangelism and Church Health (RREACH), a global proclamation ministry that seeks to evangelize leaders and strengthen pastors primarily of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He has ministered in over 100 countries, speaking to wide-ranging audiences, from pastors in rural areas to heads of state. In partnership with DTS, RREACH launched the Global Proclamation Academy to equip influential young pastors from all over the world. Dr. Richard is also the founder of Trainers of Pastors International Coalition (TOPIC) and the general convener of the 2016 Global Proclamation Congress for Pastoral Trainers. He and his wife, Bonnie, have three grown children and three grandchildren.
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