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"LOVE"- because God is love.1 John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.8He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.9In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.
In the King James version The phrase God is love is mentioend 2 times In 1 John chapter 4 * verse 8: He that loveth not knoweth not god; for God is love. * verse 16: And we have known and beleived the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.
Great question! :)Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. 1 John 4:8 NABGod is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him. 1 John 4:16 NABREFERENCESConfraternity of Christian Doctrine. The New American Bible, (Iowa Falls: IA, World Bible Publishers, Inc. 1991)
In the King James version the phrase - love god - appears four times # Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. # 1 Cor 8:3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him. # 1 Joh 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? # 1 Joh 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1 John 4:8New King James Version (NKJV) 8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
Which choice of God's are you referring to?
Believing in prioritizing love for God above all things in your life is a personal choice that varies among individuals based on their beliefs and values.
I think what you're questioning is how a perfect God could create imperfect beings (such as the fallen angel, Lucifer, Adam and Eve, and all of us sinners). But what you must understand is that God has never been in the business of forcing His created to follow Him. We were all given a choice, apparently even the angels, of whether to love and follow Him or to go our own way. When Lucifer made the choice to reject God, he spawned evil and sin. Adam and Eve were told not to eat from a certain tree in the Garden, but in their naive state, they decided to turn from God's command and go their own way (eat the fruit). God could have made the angels like robotic followers. He could have done the same with us. But where is the love in that? God is love and God wants our love. Robotic followers couldn't love if they were programmed to obey with perfection. Love is a choice. Thank God we were given that choice. Our love for Him and His love for us means so much more this way, don't you think?
He broke your heart for God? Did he become a priest? If so, we must respect his choice. We all enjoy freedom of religion.
The Christian answer is that (the Creator) God's justice always satisfies love. For example, robbing a bank to give to the hungry is love without justice and putting a man in prison for robbing a bank to satisfy his hunger, without feeding him, is justice without love. There is not one example where God executed judgment without love. If in "god's justice" you are referring to the prince of this world, he is absolutely without love. Putting the burden of blame for the injustice of this world would require you to blame God the Creator for the our ability to love which always requires the choice not to love.
Every body should trust and love him not every body does though but it is up to you to make that choice
The love of God guides me along my way. The love of God never lets me stray. The love of God makes me know when I'm right. The love of God leads me to the Light. The love of God walks and He talks with me. The love of God makes my blind eyes to see. The love of God is always by my side. The love of God one day you told me you'd be my guide. The love of God is my comfort when I feel alone. The love of God will pick you up and make you strong. The love of God is always right there. The love of God is everywhere.
No, it is not possible to truly embody the love of God if the love of God is not within you.
Aphrodite is the goddess of love, Eros is the god of love.
You don't have to serve God - that is the point.Real freedom means that we have a choice - whether to recognise what God has done for us, to recognise his love for us, and, as a response to that love, pin our lives to him - or not as the case may be.Real freedom does not mean that we are compelled to do anything, only that we choose to do it by our own conscious choice.There are many people who refuse to accept even God's existence, and so they are free to deny God because, in love, God gave humanity freedom and free will. Howwever, Christians recognise this gift from God, and, as a result of this gift of love by God in the most appropriate way - by reciprocating that love in their acknowledgement and worship of God, and their love for fellow humans.
God gave man freedom of choice to allow for genuine love and devotion, as true love cannot exist without the ability to choose. This freedom enables individuals to seek a relationship with God willingly rather than through coercion. By allowing humans to choose whom they will serve, God respects their autonomy and invites them to engage in a meaningful, authentic connection with Him. Ultimately, this choice reflects the nature of a loving relationship, where commitment arises from personal conviction rather than obligation.
Because of Love. All that God does is because of love. God created us to show us how to love and share his love with us. Just because someone is going to hell doesn't mean God doesn't love them or share his love with them.In order for love to be rendered true it has to be a choice. And we cannot make the correct choice if the only people in the world are those that are going to heaven. We must have a comparison,and that is those that choose not to love God.The analogy is self defeating because a person throwing a rock into water is doing it to see what will happen but that cannot compare to God since he already knows what is going to happen.