For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
Should not perish ...  The so-called translations that read this place "shall not perish" are incorrect.  See under  John 3:15.  "Perish ..." is a reference to the overthrow of the wicked in hell, and is a hint of the judgment when God will settle accounts with evil.  Tender as the love of God is, it does not extend far enough to include any divine acceptance of man's rebellion against the Creator.