John 3:16 Not An Invitation, An Assurance

Summary

The sermon argues that John 3:16 is not an invitation for humans to come to God for salvation, but rather an assurance of salvation already given by God. It emphasizes that salvation is initiated and completed by God alone through predestination, regeneration by the Holy Spirit, and the work of Jesus Christ, without human cooperation or faith as a cause. The preacher supports this view by referencing scriptures that affirm God’s sovereign role in salvation and the inability of the natural man to come to God on his own. Faith is presented as a result of being born again, not the means to obtain eternal life.