D9

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life." John 3:16

Since Jesus has been lifted up, since Jesus bore our penalty, the spirit
of God can regenerate us. And we MUST be born again ~ that is the ONLY
way God can receive us.

The motivation for all this is that God so loved the world. God never
saved the world by love, which is the mistaken thinking of today. It
doesn't say that God's love saved the world, because the love of God
could never save a sinner. God does not save by love ~ God saves by
grace! "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and not that of
yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should
boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9).

So, how does God save? God saves by grace. But God so loved the world,
that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever (you can write your name
here) believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Notice that with the word "believe" is the little preposition "in" which
means to believe "in" Christ. We trust Him as the One who bore the
penalty for our sins. This is a personal thing. We must each believe
that He died for us. God Bless You