Quote of the Day (Gospel of St. John, on Why God Sent His Son Into the World)

“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” — John 3:17 (New International Version)

(The image accompanying this post is a detail from a 1654 painting by the Dutch Baroque era artist Pieter de Grebber of God the Father offering the right-hand throne to Christ. The painting is in the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, The Netherlands.)