The love of God is always pure, always holy, always seeking what is best for His children.
His love is given freely without wanting anything in return.
Ephesians 2:4-5 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, . . . . [5] Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
God loves because He is love. His love is never ending - Jer. 31:3. His love is always given first, 1 John 4:19. His love is precious beyond words.
John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Because of God’s greatest show of love, believers in Jesus have hope of heaven and eternal life. Unbelievers have no hope.
The difference between the believer and the lost man lies in one word: Jesus.
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“1. The love of God is greater, far — Than tongue or pen can never tell. — It goes beyond the highest star — And reaches to the lowest hell.
“The guilty pair, bowed down with care — God gave His Son to win. — His erring child, He reconciled — And pardoned from his sin.
“3. Could we, with ink, the ocean fill — And were the skies, of parchment made. — Were every stalk on earth a quill — And every man, a scribe by trade.
“To write the love of God above — Would drain the ocean dry — Nor could the scroll contain the whole — Though stretched from sky to sky.
“Oh, love of God, how rich and pure ‘’ How measureless and strong. — It shall, forevermore endure — The saints' and angels' song.”
Frederick M. Lehman. Meir Ben Isaac Nehorai, Stanza 3.
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