February 28: John 3:16; 2 Corinthians 5:18–21; 1 John 4:8–11; Genesis 3:11; Psalm 139:23–24; Proverbs 20:27; John 8:7; John 8:9; Romans 14:20; Romans 14:22; James 4:17; 1 John 3:20–21 - a podcast by Crossway

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.—God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

John 3:16(Listen)

For God So Loved the World

16 “For God so loved the world,¹that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

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2 Corinthians 5:18–21(Listen)

18 All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling¹the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation.20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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1 John 4:8–11(Listen)

8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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The spirit of man is the lamp of theLord.

“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”… But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

“Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.—For whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God.

Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats…. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!

Genesis 3:11(Listen)

11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

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Psalm 139:23–24(Listen)

23   Search me, O God, and know my heart!
    Try me and know my thoughts!¹
24   And see if there be any grievous way in me,
    and lead me in the way everlasting!²

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Proverbs 20:27(Listen)

27   The spirit¹of man is the lamp of the LORD,
    searching all his innermost parts.

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John 8:7(Listen)

7 And as they continued to ask him, he stood up and said to them,“Let him who is without sin among you be the first to throw a stone at her.”

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John 8:9(Listen)

9 But when they heard it, they went away one by one, beginning with the older ones, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.

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Romans 14:20(Listen)

20 Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for anyone to make another stumble by what he eats.

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Romans 14:22(Listen)

22 The faith that you have, keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to pass judgment on himself for what he approves.

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James 4:17(Listen)

17 So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.

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1 John 3:20–21(Listen)

20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God;

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