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Pondering the Great Love with Which God Loved Us

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  • Sam Storms

How should we respond to the love of God? When you understand that God loves you as he loves the Son, then you can only respond with wonder. The article explains this based on John 17:23, 26.

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“He Accepts Us the Way We Are Not”

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  • J. W. Maris

How does the Lord look at people? Some say he regards and accepts us the way we are. But the Bible offers a different reason for the love of God. God loves because of who God is.

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Who delivered up Jesus to die? Not Judas, for money; not Pilate, for fear; not the Jews, for envy; but the Father, for love! Octavius Winslow
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We may force our Lord to punish us, but we will never have to force him to love us. That’s his nature. Thomas Watson
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God Is Love School of Theology Series: Lecture 11

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  • Derek Thomas

What does the Bible teach us about the goodness of God? If God is good, why is there evil in the world? What does it mean that God loves us? This article takes an in-depth look at the doctrine of the love of God.

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The Love of God

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  • Paul David Tripp

The love of God is a jealous love. Because of this, God will always discipline his children, in order to show them his love. The article shows this from Judges 6:1-6.

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Out of Tune Why a debate over a hymn proves central to Christianity

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  • Gordon Coleman

How can the wrath of God toward sin and his love toward sinful people coexist? This article explains from the whole of Scripture how the wrath and love of God are related.

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Theological Incentives for Evangelism

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  • Chad Brand

This article discusses the theological motivations for evangelism. In particular, it shows the relationship between evangelism and the love of God, the spiritual state of those being evangelized, Scripture, and the return of the Lord.

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1 John 3:1 – The Life-Changing Reality of God's Love for You

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  • Rich Gregory

This article discusses the depth of the love of God as described in 1 John 3:1.

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The Wrath of Yhwh

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  • Seth Erlandsson

How are we to understand the relationship between the wrath of God and the love of God? This article wants to point out some aspects of divine wrath.

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Does God Love Everyone the Same?

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  • Jeff Robinson

This article considers whether God loves everybody in the same way. It shows five different ways that Scripture speaks of the love of God.

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The Immeasurable Love of God

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  • William W. Harrell Jr.

Observing that the love of God is immeasurable and unconditional, the author exhorts believers to seek that love yet keep in mind that they have limitations in their ability to totally grasp it.

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Experiencing the Love of God

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  • William Webster

This article describes a believer's experiencing the love of God. It touches on aspects such as the sonship that God's love communicates to the believer, the work of the Spirit in the believer, and the response that a believer ought to give, having received the love of God.

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The God of Love

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  • Octavius Winslow

The article explores the attribute of the love of God. It describes love as a character of God with respect to other attributes such as his omnipotence, omniscience, holiness, and justice. The article also explores ways in which God's love is involved in the salvation of God's people.

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The Incarnation and "Limited Atonement"

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  • James B. Torrance

Does John Calvin differ from his successors on the matter of the extent of the atonement?

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Five Key Realities the Bible Teaches about God's Love

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  • D. A. Carson

This article offers five truths about the love of God. It speaks about his inter-Trinitarian love, his providential love, his love for the world, his love for his elect, and his conditional love.

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Ten Things You Should Know about the Love of God

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  • Garry J. Williams

This article helpfully outlines some key features about the love of God.

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The Wrath of God

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  • W. J. Grier

The author refutes the theological claims of C. H. Dodd, who sees the concept of the wrath of God as having a diminished place in the Bible. The author finds that the wrath of God is an important part of the inspired Scriptures. Further, he finds this doctrine to be an essential aspect of the doctrine of God, of sin, of atonement, the love of God, of judgment, and of hell.

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God So Loved the World

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  • Homer C. Hoeksema

The author attempts to unravel the truths that lie in John 3:16, and expose the traps that some may fall into if this text is not properly understood. The text is essentially one that touches on the nature and extent of the love of God and the nature of the atonement of Christ.

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"Evil, Love and the Left Hand of God": The Contribution of Luther's Theology of the Cross to an Evangelical Theology of Evil

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  • Veli-Matti Karkkainen

Martin Luther is well-known for his theology of the cross. This theology of Luther is based on his view of the love of God and how it relates to suffering and evil. The author introduces into the discussion a Finnish school of interpretation of Luther. This school offers a new understanding of these themes in Luther's theology. In particular the real presence of Christ in the believer is highlighted.

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Scriptural Particularism

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  • Rienk B. Kuiper

The author dwells on the particularist view of the divine design of the atonement, that by the atonement God purposed to save only those who are elected. The author supports this view from Scripture. The discussion also involves the opposing views of unrestricted and inconsistent universalism.

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Amyraldus Redivivus – A Review Article

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  • Donald Macleod

Amyraldianism (following the teaching of Amyraldus/Amyraut) is often portrayed as a balanced alternative to both Calvinism and Arminianism. This article reviews the publication Christ for the World: Affirming Amyraldianism. This book is an Amyraldian commentary on developments in Reformed theology after the Synod of Dort.

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Charity

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  • John Ross

The Christian view of love is rooted in understanding the love of God. This article shows what characterizes God’s love and how this shapes the Christian view of love.

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Our Confidence in Sorrow

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  • Iain H. Murray

Using the book of Lamentations, this sermon encourages hope and confidence in the character and love of God.

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Wrath That Endures Forever

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  • William V. Crockett

How should we understand the relationship between the love of God and the wrath of God? This article concerns itself in particular with the understanding of God's wrath and anger in the final judgment.

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The Love of God – Distorting the Love of God?

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  • D. A. Carson

This chapter wants to serve as a correction of distortions of the love of God. Carson contrasts the distortions with the biblical picture of God's love.

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The Love of God

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  • David Steele

What does "God is love" mean? To understand the love of God, this article contrasts it with the object of God's love. Then it defines and describes God's love. It explains the implications this has for the believer.

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The Transcendent Love of God

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  • Don Kistler

The author identifies the love of God for his own people as one of the most amazing revelations in Jesus' high-priestly prayer in John 17. The author summarises this revelation by noting that God loves all true believers as much as he loves his Son.

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God's Love and Justice

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  • Wilhelmus à Brakel

This article defines and correlates the justice of God and love of God.

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God So Loved the World

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  • Homer C. Hoeksema

Does God love all men? This article turns to John 3:16 to answer this question on the love of God. It shows that "the world" cannot mean everyone. What does it mean? Let the article explain.

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His Love Endures Forever – Small Creatures with Sin-Darkened Minds

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  • Garry J. Williams

Chapter 1 attempts to show why humans cannot know and understand and embrace the love of God without first being renewed by that same love.

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His Love Endures Forever – Introduction

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  • Garry J. Williams

What is the meaning and significance of the statement "God is love" (1 John 4:8)? The author introduces his concern that the true meaning of the love of God be understood.

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Rhythms of Grace – The Song of Eden

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  • Mike Cosper

This book is a challenge to worship leaders to discover how the gospel reshapes every dimension and element of worship. The author makes the bold statement that the gospel is the story of worship. In Chapter 1 he starts to tell that story at Genesis 2 in the Garden of Eden. Worship is rooted in the eternal love of God.

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A Father’s Love

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  • John P. Sartelle

The author attempts to communicate the deep truths of the love of God for his children by considering the love that he as a father has for his own children.

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God's Holy Love

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  • R. Albert Mohler Jr.

The author reviews the publication by Steve Chalke and Alan Mann on their view of retributive justice. He rejects their views that the wrath of God and punishment have no place in the preaching of the gospel. The author emphasizes that the love of God is fully demonstrated in his giving his Son to die for us while we were yet sinners.

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Romans 5:7-8 - Incomparable Love and Incomparable Death

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  • Ryan Kampen

This article on Romans 5:7-8 is about the love of God becoming visible in the death of Jesus Christ.

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Love of God We Learn from Scripture about the Source of Love

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  • Arthur van Delden

What is the true love that we need for marriage? This article looks at the love of God and the love in a marriage. 

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Love

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  • Arthur van Delden

What is the true love that we need for marriage? This article looks at the love of God and love in a marriage. 

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2 Corinthians 13:14 - A Triune Blessing

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  • Timothy J. E. Cross

This article looks at the benediction recorded in 2 Corinthians 13:14, discussing the Trinitarian nature of the blessing. Paul expresses the desire that every believer would know the grace of Christ, the love of God and fellowship with the Spirit.

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Transforming Love

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  • Jerry Bridges

A deeply distressed father sat for two weeks in a pediatric ICU, watching his three-year-old son slowly die. During those two weeks he read through, quite surprisingly, a book on the Gospel. He later wrote to me, “I want to say to you the Gospel really is for real life.” This article is about sin and the forgiveness of sin.

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Love Is in the Air

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  • Burk Parsons

"Instead of standing firm in love, many Christians have been duped by the world’s definition of love, which proclaims self rather than sacrifice." This article looks at the love of God, the goodwill of God, and sacrificial love.

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Nothing, Without Love

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  • Keith Davis

This article is about the love of God and love in the church fellowship. 1 Corinthians 13 is also discussed.

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Worthy of Full Acceptance

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  • Cornelis Trimp

This article is about the trustworthiness of Scripture and the opposition against the gospel, especially with regards to suffering.

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Hating Sin and the Sinner

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  • Jakob Geertsema

Should we love the sinner and hate the sin? What does God do in this regard? This article looks at the love of God and the hate of God, how God reacts to sin and to the sinner, and shows us how we should love and hate.

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Jonah 3:10-4:1 – Stretch Your Mind, Jonah!

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  • Thomas E. Tyson

This article on Jonah 3:10-Jonah 4:1 is about the mission of Jonah, and missions and the love of God.

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Hebrews 12:5-11 - God's Love Hurts

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  • Kyle A. Sorensen

This article on Hebrews 12:5-11 is about the love of God and how he also disciplines us with his love.

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Preaching Christ

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  • Donald Macleod

This article is about preaching Jesus Christ, especially in our Christian lifestyle. Are we showing the love of God and the holiness of God? How are we handling differences in the church?

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Ezekiel 16:6 - God's Life-Giving Love

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  • Hendrik Alkema

This article on Ezekiel 16:6 is about the love of God that gives life to his people. God loves his unloved people.

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Does God Hate the Sin but Love the Sinner?

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  • Reuben Bredenhof

This article focuses on the saying, "God hates the sin, but loves the sinner." It looks especially at the relationship between the love of God and the hate of God.

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Malachi 1:2 - A Love Letter

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  • Doug Vandeburgt

This article on Malachi 1:2 is about the love of God.

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Love is a Command

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  • Paul Aasman

This article is about the love of God for us and love as a command in our lives.

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Electing Love

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  • D. Macleod

This article is about election in its relation to the love of God, salvation, and evangelism. Unconditional election and how to view the death of the infants of believers is also discussed.

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Behold what manner of love!

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  • Peter G. Feenstra

This article looks at what implications the love of God has for education. What does it mean that we are children of God in the context of the Christian school? It is the love of God that binds teachers and learners and parents together.

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The doctrine of reprobation and its practical implications

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  • A. Swanson

In this article on reprobation, the author discusses the fact that God passes by sinners, preterition, and the hardening of hearts. The author also talks about the love of God and the hate of God, the mercy of God, and reprobation and the zeal for missions. Romans 9:13-24 is also discussed in this article.

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Opinions alter, but truth certified by God can no more change than the God who uttered it. Charles H. Spurgeon
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