Did the Trinity "so love the world"? In the Gospel of John, God is never the Trinity.
To hear this message on a podcast, click here . In the Gospel of John, “God” is never the Trinity. For instance, in one of the most well known verses of the Bible, whose reference is written out on posters at football games: John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his unique son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” Try substituting “God” in this verse with “the Trinity”. “For the Trinity so loved the world, that he gave his unique son…” It doesn’t make sense. It seems to me that at least subconsciously every Christian that holds John 3:16 dear realizes that “God” in John 3:16 is not the Trinity, but God, who is also known as the Father. John 3:16 is telling us that God, the Father, loved the world, not that the Trinity loved the world. My Bible search program says that the word or title “God” occurs 83 times in the Gospel of John. In not one of those occurrences, that is, 0 out of 83 occurrences, does the word “...