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Defining God’s Love

God’s remarkable love is composed of three main elements. First, the love of God is generous. If you are going to love with the love of God, then it is an act of giving. God so loved the world that He gave…

Secondly, love is giving whether or not it is earned or deserved. Love is not a reward; love is freely given even if it is not earned or deserved. The Bible says that God loved us even while we were yet sinners; we didn’t earn or deserve God’s love.

Thirdly, love is giving without requiring anything in return. God gave His Son for all of mankind but what if all of mankind will not accept His Son? What about those who would not respond back to Him? Has everyone accepted Christ? No, but that didn’t stop God from giving His Son.

God’s love is giving, whether it is deserved or not, and love is expecting nothing in return. That is how God, Who is love, initiated His love to us in sending His Son to die for our sins so that we could have eternal life.

That’s why the Bible says that we love Him because He first loved us. Sadly, a lot of people have it backwards; they think that God loves them only when they love God first and do all the right things, and never make a mistake. Not so! He loved us first; we can now choose to love Him because He first loved us.

Mike Verdicchio
2014

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