"God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 (Links to Scripture enter a 3rd party's website.)
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
This Scripture describes something so significant that the recording of time, our calendar, is based on it! “BC” stands for "before Christ." ”AD” in Latin means Anno Domini or "the year of our Lord" based on Christ’s birth.
Chapter 1: Love Defined
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