John 3:17-18
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"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world,
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but that the world through Him
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might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is
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condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God"
What is the importance of the literary patterns? explanation-"For" and "because" contrast-"but" and instrumentation "through" Jesus-explaining why God sent His Son in the world or more importantly, in contrast, the opposite purpose. So....breaking it down.
Fact: God sent His Son to the world. Why? To condemn the world? Or to save the world? Answer: Save the world. How? Answer: instrument-through Him (who's Him?) God's Son.
2. The next verse is contrast: Believe in Him = not condemned vs. does not believe = condemned already. Why condemned already? Answer: explanation-because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. What is the subject of this statement-"He who believes"and "he has not believed" who is "he"? the world. the other Him who is the object is God's Son.
He --> believes --> in Him = not condemned
He ---> not believe --> condemned already WHY? did not believe in the only Son of God. Why did the Son of God come to the world? To save it.
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