John 3:16: why does belief matter?

Eli: Does it matter what I believe, if I'm a decent person?

Eli: Fair question, and being decent really does matter.

Eli: A gospel is described as concluding with various reports of Jesus appearing after his resurrection.

Eli: Written between AD 70 and 100, scholars say, meant to convince people.

Eli: Scholars still debate how reliable they are, so this settles nothing.

Eli: If Jesus is who he said, everything changes; if not, nothing does.

Eli: The Gospel of John says it this way.

Eli: For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.

Eli: Today, read one Gospel yourself, or ask God honestly if he's there.

Eli: Or talk with a Christian friend or local church.