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What we know about God.
God is love. Any time you
feel love, it's God because
God is love. He who
doesn’t love, doesn't know
God. We know and have
believed the love which God
has for us. God is love, and
he who remains in love
remains in God, and God
remains in him. I John 4:8 &
16.
The greatest love is divine
love, love of God. You can
love God as a mother, a
father, a protector, a
formless presence, a child,
the divinity in everybody's
heart, a feeling in your
heart.
God is eternally one, of a
single mind and purpose,
unchanging. Therefore, if
God is love, he is love
forever, from before the
creation of the world until
after the end of time. He is
love that never changes. He
is not love today and hate
tomorrow. He is not love in
some situations and
indifference in others. He
is not love until I disobey
him and then vengeance, love
forgotten. His character is
not dependent on my actions.
All of his acts and all of
his purpose are consistent
with love number one.
God is everything for us.
God is everything love is.
we believe that love is
patient and kind. I
Corinthians 13:4-5.
God's love is revealed to us
and to the world by Jesus,
who gave himself for us,
dying for our sins so that
anyone who believes in him
may be saved. John 3:16-18;
Romans 5:8; Ephesians 5:1-2;
I John 3:16 & 4:9. God's
love is also revealed to us
and to the world in the way
the natural world which he
created provides for human
needs in spite of human
sins. Matthew 5:44-48. God
reveals his love to the
world in our love for each
other. John 13:34-35 &
17:20-23. |