May 27 2008
Love - 1 John 4:10
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This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.
1 John 4:10 (New Living Translation)
In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10 (New King James Version)
This is the kind of love we are talking about—not that we once upon a time loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage they’ve done to our relationship with God.
1 John 4:10 (The Message)
How would you define real love? God defines it by giving His son so that you and I can live a victorious life!
“If I Were God” copyright 2005 John J. Rigo “Roses Amidst Thorns”
If I were God,
would I have done things any differently?
In the mist of my creation,
would I have made beings,
who would worship me,
built into their souls?
I think not,
for love is only love,
when given freely.
Is it not said,
that we are made in His image?
Would not His love be the ultimate,
universal love?
If we would give our life for the one we loved,
would God render any less,
in giving His life for us?
In God’s love for us,
would enduring a day of pain,
be a fair exchange to insure that all those He loved,
would be with Him?
If you were God,
would you have done the same for me?