Article
The Greatest Gift
Liberty Legal Journal
(2014)
Abstract
John 3:16 stands at the heart of the Christian faith through God’s making the greatest gift—eternal life. This Article offers a legal analysis of the greatest gift in John 3:16 in the context of the law of gifts in property law. To constitute a gratuitous transfer of property rights, gift law requires three elements—donative intent, delivery, and acceptance. All first-year property law students know this law. Building on gift-law principles, this Article conducts a thought-provoking analysis of God’s donative intent and delivery of the greatest gift, satisfying the first two elements. The Article does not analyze the third element for a completed gift of eternal life. Instead, the Article leaves the analysis of acceptance to each individual reader.
Keywords
- John 3:16,
- gift,
- gratuitous,
- donative intent,
- delivery,
- acceptance,
- Gospel,
- eternal life,
- Jesus Christ,
- God,
- grace,
- Billy Graham,
- Tim Tebow,
- Christian,
- Bible,
- property,
- law
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Citation Information
Tory L. Lucas. "The Greatest Gift" Liberty Legal Journal (2014) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tory_lucas/13/