SCRIPTURE COMMENTARY #116
"For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believeth in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting. He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. He that believeth in the Son hath life everlasting: but he that believeth not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him." (John 3:16, 18, 36)
DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS: Our Lord has revealed to us the chief truths of the Christian religion.
8. NECESSITY OF FAITH IN THE DIVINE REDEEMER: Our Lord teaches the necessity of such faith by these words: "That whosoever believeth in Him may not perish"; -- "He that believeth in Him is not judged, but he that doth not believe is already judged." He who willfully refuses to believe in the Incarnate Son of God has no part in Redemption. Such an unbeliever refuses to have a Redeemer. He is hopelessly lost, because he refuses to be saved! "The wrath of God abideth in him".
[From 'A Practical Commentary on Holy Scripture' by Bishop Knecht, D.D.]
(1899 Douay-Rheims Bible)
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