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Inspired entirely by John 3:16

Translation for right now:

1. You are loved at your worst, not your best. 

  You don’t have to hit 1 million likes, get into the right college, have the “perfect” body, or hide your anxiety, depression, or family mess. God’s love isn’t waiting for the glow-up or the highlight reel. He loved you when you were still ghosting Him, still sinning, still lost (Romans 5:8). The cross happened while we were all still disasters.

2. Your identity is received, not achieved. 

  In 2025, your phone screams “build your brand,” “curate your vibe,” “be someone.” Jesus says, “You already are someone—Mine.” Belief isn’t adding another task to your to-do list; it’s trusting that what He says about you is truer than what the comments section says.

3. You will never be canceled by God. 

  Cancel culture is real and brutal. One bad post, one leaked text, one mistake, and people can erase you. God’s love is the opposite: scandalously permanent. There’s no sin bad enough, no secret dark enough, no relapse bad enough to make Him unfollow you. The proof is the empty tomb.

4. You don’t have to be afraid of dying (or of life feeling pointless). 

  “Shall not perish but have eternal life” means this isn’t the whole story. The anxiety, the climate dread, the “what’s even the point” nights—Jesus already walked out of a grave to guarantee that brokenness doesn’t get the last word. You were made for forever, and forever is already yours if you want it.

5. It’s personal. 

  “Whoever” means the kid with 6 followers and the kid with 600k. The trans teen, the pastor’s kid, the atheist who’s only here because of a dare, the girl cutting in the bathroom stall, the boy pretending he’s fine—every single one is included in that “whoever.”

In 2025 language: 

God didn’t just post a verse—He posted His Son. 

No conditions, no terms of service update, no “this expires when you mess up.” 

Just love that refuses to swipe left on you.

That’s what John 3:16 means when you’re 16 and the world feels like it’s on fire: 

You are so loved that the King of the universe would rather die than spend eternity without you. 

And He already did.