WORDS OF WISDOM ---------------------- +++GOD IS LOVE+++ Let’s look at how the Bible describes love, and then we will see a few ways in which God is the essence of love. Charity (love) suffereth long, and is kind; charity (love) envieth not; charity (love) vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, Doth not behave itself unseemingly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in truth; Beareth all things, believeth all things, endureth all things. Charity (love) never faileth” (1 Corinthians 13:4-8a). This is Gods description of love, and because God is love (1 John 4:8), this is what He is like. Love (God) does not force Himself on anyone. Those who come to Him do so in response to His love. Love (God) shows kindness to all. Love (Jesus) went about doing good to everyone without partiality. Love (Jesus) did not covet what others had, living a humble life without complaining. Love (Jesus) did not brag about who He was in the flesh, although He could have overpowered anyone He ever came in contact with. Love (God) does not demand obedience. God did not demand obedience from His Son, but rather, Jesus willingly obeyed His Father in heaven. “But that the world may know that I love the Father, and that I do exactly what my Father; and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let us go hence” (John 14:31). Love (Jesus) was/is always looking out for the interests of others. The greatest expression of Gods love is communicated to us in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish but have everlasting life.” Romans 5:8 proclaims the same message: “But God commandeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” We can see from these verses that it is Gods greatest desire that we join Him in His eternal home, heaven. He has made the way possible by paying the price for our sins. He loves us because He chose to as an act of His will. Love forgives. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9). So, what does it mean that God is love? Love is an attribute of God. Love is a core aspect of God’s character, His Person. God’s love is in no sense in conflict with His holiness, righteousness, justice, or even His wrath. All of God’s attributes are in perfect harmony. Everything God does is loving, just as everything He does is just and right. God is the perfect example of true love. Amazingly, God has given those who receive His Son Jesus as their personal Savior the ability to love as He does, through the power of the Holy Spirit (John 1:12; 1 John 3:1, 23-24).
Posted on: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 03:44:11 +0000
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