"We have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love and whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in Him."
The Bible defines God in many ways. For example, the Bible tells us that God is a "jealous God," but it does not define Him as jealous. The Bible points out the anger of God, but it does not say that "God is anger." I could go on with this, but I think you get the point. John 4:16 says that "God is love." We cannot turn this around as some have said and say the "love is God." It doesn't work that way. In spite of all of the examples of depravity in this world, the God Who created the world tells us that, not only is it God's nature to love us, the Bible defines Him as love...(It does not say that "love is God," as some would have us believe.) We should really be glad that "God is love," for biblical history, and general history reveals that, we who are His masterpiece in creation, cannot stop hating one another. World history is almost defined by the wars that were fought. The twentieth century has two world wars, and many wars in between. Looking down on our world we would probably destroy the warring nations, but God has not destroyed us but the biblical truth remains that "God is love." That definition has not, and will not be changed. The fact that God is love has worked out well for us, for the Bible tells us: "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." But why is it true that God loves us in spite of our sins, and our tendency to destroy ourselves? The only answer that I have is the one given here, and that is "God is love." We have always sang, "Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so." We have many illustrations of God's love in our lives, because the biblical history remains true, that, in spite of our sins and foibles, God loves us. At some point in our lives we have to come to believe that God really loves us. I think of the foibles in my life that could have caused God to stop loving me, and using me in His service. You probably have the same story and the same question: "Why do you love me!" I don't have any answer for my life, but the biblical fact that "God is love." I do not know what you might have done in your life, you cannot escape the love of God. He loves us spite of us. ( I think that is bad grammar, but it is still true.) You can say today that "God loves me." You have not sinned yourself beyond the grace of God. Say it now: "God loves me, and He loved me enough to send His Son to die on the cross in order for my sins to be forgiven and for my life to be cleansed." Hey, God really does love you. Do yourself a favor and claim that magnificent love for yourself. Well, do it! Bro. Joe
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