Biblical commentator Glenn Barker writes, "...love can be given to God only when it has first been received from God. It exists only as response to his initial love for us."
Scripture tells us it is not that "we loved God", but that "he loved us."
In addition, by sending Christ into the world, God has defined for us what true love requires...the commitment to sacrifice one's most beloved possession for another's gain.
The sobering part of all this is that Scripture says, "Since God has so loved us, we also ought to..."
Worship with us, Sunday, as we explore the rest of that sentence.
Scripture tells us it is not that "we loved God", but that "he loved us."
In addition, by sending Christ into the world, God has defined for us what true love requires...the commitment to sacrifice one's most beloved possession for another's gain.
The sobering part of all this is that Scripture says, "Since God has so loved us, we also ought to..."
Worship with us, Sunday, as we explore the rest of that sentence.
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