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by groundhog91

Created on: April 09, 2011   Last Updated: April 28, 2011

Does God love some more than others?

1 John 4:7-14 …” Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world “…

In this portion of Scripture, we see three things about our great GOD that many people seem to either over look or just ignore all together. First and foremost, let’s just emphasize the fact that all we know of HIM is what is revealed in the Scriptures for us, and nothing more. If we want to begin to tell others about someone we know, we can only describe to you the things that we have observed in our course of interacting with that person, but we can in no way speak for that person as though we were him. We could however read what he said on his behalf, and this would be us just repeating what this person said himself. When it comes to our great GOD this rule is strictly enforced, because when GOD speaks, it’s eternal and carries with it creative powers that HE, and HE alone can even begin to comprehend. That being said, the question is not whether GOD loves, it is -does HE love others more-. This is where many religious minds get boggled in trying to explain to themselves, and others as well, how an eternal GOD, who inhabits infinity, inter-reacts with the finite individuals on this planet. Some assume that GOD micro manages their very existence, and sees and hears every thought on every second of the day. This is what they think, probably because this is what they have been taught, but it is not found written in the Scriptures. We can safely say that they believe this because somebody in their past took it upon themselves to speak for GOD, rather than just simply reading what GOD said HIMSELF. A lot of misunderstandings come from this very problem; people assume that this is what GOD meant without GOD actually being quoted in saying it. So, in order to approach this very topic, let us hear from the Scripture about the love GOD has, to whom it is directed, and why.

 The love GOD has is of HIMSELF, because GOD –is- LOVE. This is a word that has been watered down these days to share the same meaning as the bestial lust we humans have for an attractive person, or a well-made car, or a wonderful tune on the radio, or even a delicious piece of pie, but this is not the LOVE that GOD speaks of. Let us look at an astounding thing we hear GOD say and look at it closely, and it is found in Romans 9:8-13 …” Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. That is, they, which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed. For this is the word of promise, at this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son. And not only this; but when Rebecca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac; (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;) It was said unto her, the elder shall serve the younger. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated “… We have to look at this closely or we will miss what Apostle Paul is pointing out to us about love and hate when it comes to our great GOD, the loving CREATOR of everything that is. Of course we cannot give to you just an opinion, but just compare Scripture with Scripture, and let GOD speak for HIMSELF on this issue. In Mark 15:33-34 we hear the lamb of GOD make this statement on the cross …” And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? Which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”…We who know the Scriptures understand that our loving GOD turned HIS back on the Lamb because He was carrying the sins of the whole world on His shoulders. We also know that the wages of sin is death, and those that are sold under sin are to our great and loving GOD dead already. He turns HIS back on them because GOD hates sin and anything that is associated with it, including those lost souls that are sold to it. On the other hand, GOD loves HIS Son and everything that is associated with Him, including all those souls that have been redeemed by Him and confess His name.

God is not like us in any aspect of the word; but we, on the other hand, are created in HIS likeness. This involves a lot of faith and belief without even trying to grasp the whole of what this really means. It is, however, described for us like this in James 1:14-18 …” But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures “...The key to understanding HIS love to us is in the fact that we who are redeemed by the blood of the lamb are begotten of GOD HIMSELF as HIS own Son. GOD loves HIS Son period, because GOD is love. Those that are dead in their trespasses and their sins are dead to GOD and do not have the ability even know this love that GOD is because they are dead to it. Well, does GOD love one of HIS children more than another? What do the Scriptures say? …” Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, -with whom is no variableness-, neither shadow of turning “…We can only conclude that our great and loving GOD has no respect of person and loves equally because HE –is- LOVE!

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