8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. ~ 1 John 4:8CSB
I remember having a conversation with someone, and they argued that we can hate people because of their sin. They even tried to explain that God hates them, too. When I explained God is love, they laughed in my face and told me that that was a Catholic teaching. In this world, we have two main types of people: those who believe God loves them so He’ll overlook their sin and those who believe God hates anyone and everyone who sins. Here’s the thing. Neither of these statements are true.
For God showed His love for us before we could even receive salvation while we were still His enemies. For God so loved the world that He gave… it’s not “for God so loved the righteous,” but the world. The world is all the souls of mankind. The world is those who rejected Him and crucified Him. We are the world; that is why He called us out of the world so that we might be saved.
God is love. And love doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing, but only in Truth. Love is loving the sinner and hating the sin. Love is praying for your enemies and blessing those who curse you. Love is turning the other cheek. Love is God, and God is love. It’s only in His perfect love that we are safe and redeemed from our sin and our past.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Spread True Love.
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