God is Love

The Story of Gods Love

All of Creation revolves around one point in time.

From before timelessness this was the plan, and through eternity this point in History will always be the center.

New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (La Habra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), .

But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief;

It pleased God to crush Him

It was the will of God to crush Him

It pleased God to Bruise Him

This was the promise from the very beginning.

This was the promise from the very beginning.

you will bruise his heal, and He will crush your head.

you will bruise his heal, and He will crush your head.

Explain the Fall.

How Do We Know Our Salvation Is Secure?

Let me offer you two questions..

Would God be pleased to crush His son for a failed mission?

Are you so prideful that you think you or your adversaries can undue the center of history?

Romans 8:35–39 ESV

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36 As it is written, “For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.” 37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. 38 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, 39 nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

JEremiah 31:3

Ephesians 1:4–7 ESV

4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love 5 he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, 6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved. 7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

Jeremiah 31:3 ESV

3 the Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

Philippians 1:9 ESV

9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment,

Philippians 1:6 ESV

6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

philipians 1:6

A word of warning:

Philipians 1:9

If your attitude has become one of pride on the other end “

A Definition For Our Love To God.

A definition for our love to God.

A definition for our love to God.

1 John 4:8–9 ESV

8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

1 John 4:10 ESV

10 In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.

1 john 4:8-

1 John 4:19 ESV

19 We love because he first loved us.

1 John 4:8:10

The only way we can love is if Christ love is manifested in us.

1 John 5:3 ESV

3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.

If His commandments are not burdensome to us then we are not leaning on our own understanding but His, and proverbs says:

Proverbs 3:5–8 ESV

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. 7 Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. 8 It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones.

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Recap:

Isaiah 53:10 NASB95

10 But the Lord was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If He would render Himself as a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, And the good pleasure of the Lord will prosper in His hand.

Isaiah 53

Our salvation is secured by the Blood of our Messiah.

We show love to God by keeping His commandments.

Encouragements to leave you with.

​ ESV7 How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

​ ESV15 But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.

​ ESV5 For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.

​ ESV26 Give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures forever.

​ ESV8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.