This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24.  (King James Version) This is how much God loved the world. He gave His Son, His one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in Him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. John 3:16.  (The Message) But God put his love on the line for us by offering his son in sacrificial death while we were of no use whatever to him. Romans 5:8. (The Message) Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed upon us that we should be called the children of God. I John 3:1. (King James Version) My children, I am writing this so that you won't sin. but if you do sin, Jesus Christ always does the right thing, and he will speak to the Father for us. Christ is the sacrifice that takes away our sins and the sins of all the world's people. I John 2:1-2. (Century English Version)  But if we live in the light, as God does, we share in His life with each other. And the blood of His Son Jesus washes all our sins away. If we say that we have not sinned, we are fooling ourselves, and the truth isn't in our hearts. But if we confess our sins to God, he can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away. I John 1:8-9. (Century English Version) As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:12. (New King James Version)