God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.
Jn 3:16-18
v. 18. Whoever believes in him will not be condemned, but whoever does not be-lieve has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
For Judaism and many New Testament texts the final judgment is awaited as the end of history. For John instead, judgment has taken place when a man finds himself before Christ and in a particular way, before the cross (16:11) and rejects that revelation (3:19-21)
Faith in the name of the Son consists in acknowledging and in invoking with trust the power of the person of the Son. The name manifests the person (2:23; 3:18; 1 Jn 3:23; and 5:13). Faith is adherence to Christ acknowledged as Son of God and as revealer.
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