(September 3, 2013 at 9:14 am)Esquilax Wrote:that is because I suspect that no one has asked me what God's love is. The gospel writer John sums it up simply in the words of Christ in chapter 3 verse 16.(September 3, 2013 at 8:41 am)Drich Wrote: Of course it doesn't, because no matter how her mind has been twisted to only understand a love that serves her selfish wants and desires, the absolute standard and meaning of agape in this case does not change. Which brings me back to my orginal point. Perhaps God's love is not your version of love.
Isn't it funny how willing you are to tell us what god's love isn't, yet you're remarkably coy about what god's love actually is?
Please do: I'm in need of some new argument to chew on.
For God so Agape the world, that He willingly gave His Only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
In short God's love is to provide attonement to everyone willing to accept it so they can live with Him(and all that is included with that) for eternity. The whole of the Old Testament points to this sacrifice, and the whole of the New Testament teaches us how to live under this new attonement once we accept it. Everything in the bible revolves around this expression of love.
