John 3:17

John 3:17 says, For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.  The purpose of Jesus's coming is further explained.  He did not come to condemn the world.  No one had to come down from heaven to condemn us.  We do that ourselves.  Verse eighteen adds, He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. Any time we break one of God's Laws we are condemned.  It does matter which Law it is.  In the eyes of God, just thinking of doing something against His Law makes us as guilty as someone who actually breaks that Law, but by believing in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord we are not condemned.  That means we cannot use the gospel to condemn others while using it to find forgiveness for our sins.  Jesus came to save the world by our belief in Him by faith.  When we are born again, we are living under the grace of God.  His grace brings us forgiveness and His grace gives us the strength and ability to do anything He calls us to do.  Verse nineteen continues, And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Verse twenty says, For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.  If anyone one is condemned, it is their choice, because Christ came to be a Light unto the world, and they chose darkness instead of light to hide their evil deeds.  We may fool the world, but we cannot hide from the Light.  People who don't want their deeds to be examined by the Light may think staying in the darkness keeps them safe, but it only allows them to stumble around in their disbelief.  People go to great lengths to justify their actions in the eyes of the world, but if what they are doing is wrong under the light of the gospel, then God is not fooled.  Verse twenty-one adds, But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.  Our deeds will either be reproved or manifested by the Light.  If we are doing wrong, our deeds will be reproved, but as His followers we will always want the Light on what we do.  If we begin to attempt to hide our actions in the dark, we can be certain that we need to bring them into the Light.