God demonstrated His love by giving His Son Jesus. Love
does. Love gives. “God so loved the world IN THAT He gave His only begotten.”
Many forget the “in that.” “In this is love manifested that Jesus died for us,”
God’s love is that He already proved it. It is past and still active but the
reason we say “God is love” is because what He did through Jesus.
A man at my church brings donuts every Sunday. All are
welcome to consume. One Sunday I went to pick up a troubled youth. As I approached
the door I heard him arguing with his mother; “You can’t go to church today. Your
on punishment.” “How can you say that? You don’t love me. You don’t even feed
me. There is a man at church. He loves me. He gets me a donut every week.” How
was he loved? IN THAT someone had gave him a gift. The same gift was available
for all. It was simple of matter of receiving it.
Recognizing what exactingly that means “God loved” “in
that He gave” specifies His love. It is for those who receive it. What an
offense to those that don’t believe it, they will perish. All are loved the
same IN THAT they have the same blood bought them. “In that” no love could be
greater. But to say; “God loves all the same whether they believe or not” most
be qualified.
Gods love is proven. It is sufficient for all, yet all efficient
for all who believe.
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