I Believe in God who is Loving

The Doctrine of God's Love Explained
The Doctrine of God's Love Illustrated
The Doctrine of God's Love Applied
God is love. Take the time to learn of God's love. Learn how God's love is a self-sacrificing love. Love how God's love is translated into mercy and grace that came to us through Jesus Christ – how he lived and died for us. Learn how God spreads his love to all kinds of people. Learn how God loves enough to discipline. But also learn that God's love is never isolated. That while God is loving, he is also just. (His love does not negate his justice.) Love does not mean that God will not send the unrepentant to hell. His justice requires that he does so. His love does not negate his justice.

Brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ:
a. J.I. Packer wrote: "To know God's love is heaven on earth." He was right. But you have to work to know God's love. It is not miraculously given. You have to dig into and meditate on God's love letter. When you learn of God's love you will see how much you need it. You will see that you needed someone to live a life of perfect obedience and die on the painful and shameful cross for you.

b. God will then help you to experience his love.

c. When you experience God's love personally, you will be embolden in how you live for him. You will have no fear of the world. Perfect love casts out fear.

d. When you experience God's love personally, you will then work to share God's love to the world. You will point the world to the one who shares his love through his mercy and grace.