This page is for The Love God, the episode. The greatest demonstration of God’s love was this gift of His Only Son. The Love of God. Refrain: Oh, love of God, how rich and pure! God did not have to love a world full of self-centered and sinful human beings, but he chose to do this—and this accorded with God’s very nature. God’s love is sure. His love for us is not based on our response, but on His character. It seems the love that parents have for their children is as close to unconditional love as we can get without the help of God's love in our lives. We continue to love our children through good times and bad, and we don't stop loving them if they don't meet the expectations we may have for them. This love described by the author of 1 John 4 implies something fundamental about the freedom of God. God did not send Christ as a reward to the obedient, but rather as a ransom for the defiant. This sacred text stands as tangible evidence of God’s love for all of His children throughout the world. God is perfect in love. God’s love is manifested by His absolutely pure desire to care for, share and give. That’s because they know Arians lies so why should any one believe anything he says about play calling. John 3:16 paints a picture of God’s unparalleled love for humanity. God is kind because He is love. Biggest lie of them all was when he told the Glazer family he was going to be running things and then Romans 8 lands on the note of God’s unstoppable, unshakeable love for us in Christ. 9. ©2017 Anne Graham Lotz. But the word love describes an emotion with vastly differing degrees of intensity.. Four unique forms of love are found in Scripture. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. Anne Graham Lotz: A Gift for the King. They are communicated through four Greek words (Eros, Storge, Philia, and Agape) and are characterized by romantic love, family love, brotherly love, and God's divine love. The problems and hardship of life can make us temporarily forget that no one can ever love us as God loves us. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked. In these verses we find a picture of God's love expressed in poetic terms that displays many of the aspects of God's love toward us. God is love, and the one who abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. We are told, "Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. Not only are all his actions loving, but all he withholds or refrains from doing is also loving. Anne Graham Lotz: Effective Prayer for Our Nation. It was God’s love for us that prompted Him centuries ago to command Nephite prophets to keep a sacred record of their people. Pastor Benny then ministered to her about the Love of God and Jesus’ words in John 10:28 where He declared “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” Jessica prayed to receive Jesus as her Lord and Savior and received a special word from Pastor Benny about her future relationship with her Heavenly Father. God is perfect in love. What is Christian love? MacArthur gave us four sermons of older Christian leaders that do a good job in explaining what is meant by the Love of God. Lessons from that record relate to our salvation and exaltation. Celebrate Valentine’s Day by choosing to live in God’s love. In love, God provided a cure, a salvation not only for fallen men but for a fallen creation as well. Nothing — however dark or hard — can separate us from him. The tendency is to want the others to change. A thorough book on the Love of God and how God expresses that love toward us. Love cannot be compelled, manipulated, or predetermined if it is to be genuine love. He gave His only begotten Son so He could redeem us back to Himself. We are the friends of God by virtue of the intra-Trinitarian love of God that so worked out in the fullness of time that the plan of redemption, conceived in the mind of God in eternity past, has exploded into our space-time history at exactly the right moment. When that ceases, so does my love for you." It was written and directed by Nat Hiken, who died between the completion of shooting and the film's release in theaters. It was the ultimate expression of love. Our text from Jeremiah is written in the context of Israel’s running after idols. God Bless, to all who believe! 2 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV / 51 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. The love of God is the benevolent disposition or inclination in God that stirs him to bestow benefits both physical and spiritual upon those created in his image (and is thus in this respect synonymous with grace). No matter what sin you have committed, no matter how black, dirty, shameful, or terrible it may be, God loves you. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. But this is not what the Bible says about love! 16–18). If God's love is this great, can a whole heaven, embrace our love, and the love of our children's hearts, that will oneday reach the paradise that awaits us all, in this heaven above. God loves us whether we respond to Him in love or not. What this means is that, regardless of our current state, there is hope for us. God is the fullness of all love Each of us, and indeed each element in nature, is an expression of this amazing and indescribable entity we call love. I know. 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