God Loves Us    John 3:16

This post explains that God loves us.

God Loves Us concerns what God has done and our response. The words “God is Love” occur in verses eight and sixteen in 1 John 4. We could serve God better if we had a better understanding of this phrase.

Perhaps John 3:16 comprises the best known explanation, “…God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” This gift of His Son proves that God loves us.

But the Bible contains much more. God created the universe and humans. He loved His creation and provided a beautiful place to live, the Garden of Eden. After sin entered the world, God began a long-term project with the goal of forgiving man and restoring him to a wonderful eternal home of beauty and grandeur like the Garden of Eden.

God’s plan called for sending His Son to redeem all people. That plan was put into motion when Jesus came to earth, preached the word, was crucified and resurrected, and ascended back to heaven. On the Day of Pentecost, the church was established in which saved people were added by God

All of this shows and proves that God loves His created beings.

So, as a result of the love of God, how should we respond?

When asked about the great commandment of the Old Law, Jesus responded with an answer that shows our love for God, Matthew 22:37-39. “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind…And a second… like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

These thoughts are reinforced in John 15:12-13. “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

These words teach us to love God with an intensity like that of Jesus when He went to the cross to shed His blood to remit our sins.

So, what did we learn?

1.God loved us first by giving His Son to die on the cross.

2.We are to love God.

3.We are to love our neighbors like God loved us.

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