# The First Main Point of Doctrine
## Divine Election and Reprobation
### Article 2: The Manifestation of God’s Love

But this is how God showed his love: he sent his only begotten Son into the world, so that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life ([1 John 4:9](/get-passage/1+John+4:9); [John 3:16](/get-passage/John+3:16)).