The world within John's writing always tends to be the place of darkness. And yet God's love for that which he created is not going to be deterred by this. It reminds me of a quote from Martin Luther in the Heidelberg Disputation: The love of God does not find but creates that which is pleasing to it.
The second of the Comfortable Words, John 3:16, demonstrates God’s desire and initiative to save his people. In this episode of White Horse Inn, hosts Michael Horton, Justin Holcomb, and Bob Hiller unpack this familiar verse and consider its implications for how we think about salvation, fellow image-bearers, and our Christian freedom.