God pardons and raises up those who have been unfaithful (1), those who have loved the darkness rather than the light. For God so loved the world that he sent his only Son (2, 3) to deliver the world from exile (Ps). 2 Chr 36:14–16, 19–23 Ps 137:1–6 Eph 2:4–10 Jn 3:14–21