Do you know what a "gimme" is? In gold, if a player hits a shot to within a foot or so of the hole, a attempts a putt that falls just short of the cup, the other players may give him the next short without having to putt out, It's like a gift. It's the other players acknowledging that the next putt would be made anyway. It's a gimme!
Whenever I read John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life - I think of the gimme. Nearly every Christian knows this verse, one of the most precious in all of Scripture. It speaks of the greatness of God's love for sinful people. It tells how God made the greatest sacrifice of all - giving His one and only Son to save us from eternal death and to grant us eternal life. It is pure Gospel.
Martin Luther wrote: "It was not an angel, a principality, or any of the world's mighty who became incarnate and died for us - no, the angelic and the human nature would have been too weak - but it was the divine nature that assumed humanity. It was Christ who adopted our flesh and blood that we might be saved through Him."
Don't take this good news for granted. Instead, rejoice! God loves you. He gave His Son to be your Savior. Through faith in Jesus, you have eternal life, Rejoice!
By the way, that's me playing the south course at Torrey Pines in San Diego. To my back is the Pacific Ocean. It's a beautiful spot to play golf. However, my golf game that day was not a beauty:-(
