Full Text of John 3:16 Jumbo Tract Card
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
God: Because God is, we are. All that we see was purposefully created by Him and for Him.
So loved: God is the supremely caring infinite Creator with infinite (unlimited) love. Consider His great love focused on you.
The world: The world is people — all people, including the best and the worst — you and me — all loved because of who God is.
That He gave His only begotten Son: God is the infinitely great Giver. God gave the ultimate love-gift when He gave His Son, Jesus, to die in our place, for your sins and mine. The term “only begotten” describes how unique Jesus is. He didn’t deserve to die on the cross. We did. That God gave His only begotten Son is the dramatic proof of God’s great love.
That whosoever: God is a perfectly impartial and infinitely generous giver — to anybody and everyone anywhere who will simply accept His love and His great Gift of Jesus as Savior.
Believeth in Him: Believing is faith in action. God has acted and has told us what He has done and why. Are you willing to accept what God has said as absolute truth? God does not expect us to understand all that He does and says, but He righteously requires us to trust Him and to believe His Word. God is worthy of our trust. Jesus is worthy of our trust.
Should not perish: Everywhere we look, we see the effects of sin. Everything decays — including civilization and society. Death is the result of sin, and people who die in their sins perish. But God does not want us to be eternally punished for sin because of being eternally ruined by sin!
But have everlasting life: Eternal life — everlasting life — is God’s awesome alternative. This is the life that suits heaven and God’s forever family members. It is perfect and permanent. It is life in and through the Son of God, Jesus Christ our Lord. God gives it and guarantees it. It is a free gift, and it is a freeing gift — freeing from sin and bringing those who have it into a real and rich relationship with God forever.