 The Bible says, For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever should believe on Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3, 16. For God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten Son. There are two directions of God's love. Mark chapter 12, verse 28 through 33 gives us the first inclination of the two directions of God's love. Number one, Mark 12, 28 says,