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JOHN 3:16
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his
only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life."
In biblical psychology, this verse describes the movement of the
Divine into the soul, not an external transaction. It reveals the
inner logic of regeneration: the Higher sends its own Life into the
lower so that the lower may rise into the Higher.
“God” is the I AM, the indwelling Source. “The world” is the lower
nature, the field of qualities needing transformation. The “only
begotten Son” is the Christ‑principle, the pure expression of the
Divine within the soul.
“God so loved the world” — the compassion of the Higher for
the lower
This is not sentimental affection. It is the active will of the
Higher to redeem, uplift, and illuminate the lower nature.
Love here means:
• the impulse to raise what is fallen
• the desire to restore harmony
• the movement of the Higher toward union with the lower
The Higher does not reject the lower; it descends into it.
“He gave his only begotten Son” — the descent of the
Christ‑principle
The “Son” is the inner Logos, the radiant center of the soul that
perfectly expresses the Divine.
To “give” the Son means:
- the Higher implants its own Life into the soul
- the Christ‑principle becomes active within the qualities
- the pattern of the true Self is revealed in consciousness
This is the seed of regeneration, the beginning of the soul’s
transformation.
“That whosoever believeth in him” — inner trust and
alignment
Belief here is not intellectual assent. It is the turning of the
soul toward the Higher, the willingness to align with the
Christ‑principle within.
This belief is:
- receptivity
- surrender
- inner recognition
- the opening of the heart to the Higher Life
It is the soul saying “yes” to its own transformation.
“Should not perish, but have everlasting life” — the rising
of the soul into its true nature
To “perish” is to remain trapped in the lower nature, bound to
ignorance and fragmentation. To receive “everlasting life” is to
awaken to the eternal dimension of the soul, the life of the I AM
expressed through the qualities.
This is:
- the stabilization of consciousness in the Higher
- the victory of the Christ‑principle over the lower self
- the soul’s participation in the Divine Life
Everlasting life is not duration, it is state.
The Esoteric Message.....
John 3:16 teaches that the Divine implants its own Life — the
Christ‑principle — into the soul out of love for the lower nature,
so that whoever aligns with this inner Life rises from the perishing
state of the lower self into the eternal consciousness of the I AM.
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