John 3 (16)For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life.(17)For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world, but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him.(18)He who believes in Him [who clings to, trusts in, relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment; for him there is no rejection, no condemnation--he incurs no damnation]; but he who does not believe (cleave to, rely on, trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God. [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ’s name.] John 3:16-18(AMP)

SAVING GRACE Lord, you are so wonderful And deserve our love and praise I cannot express just how I feel When I think of your saving grace To think of what you went through That day upon the cross And in the moments leading up to it When soldiers spat and scoffed And beat you with no mercy, Making sport and having fun You said not a word in your defence Even though you were God's son You bore it all out of your love For the lost and dying souls, To give us a hope we can hold on to For a future yet to unfold It's such a beautiful description, Lord, Of what your grace can do, For no one's exempt from your saving grace, But it's a gift freely given from you © By M.S.Lowndes