Much Forgiveness, Much Love

What kinds of answers to do you think you would get if you asked 10 people at random if they loved God? It is safe to say that you would get quite a variation. In our increasingly secular society, there would be one that might question the existence of God. Another might be honest enough to say that he hated God. A couple of people might be confused by the question because they think of God only in terms of fearing Him. It would be my guess that the majority of people would probably say that they loved God, but most of those would only be able to describe that love in terms of some positive emotion when they think about whatever concept of God they have. I would hope there would be one or two that know enough about the Bible that they would define their love in terms of their desire to worship God and walk with Him according to His will, and since we are in a Bible church, I would hope that is the answer that all of you here today would give.