“Does God love Satan? Since we are to love our enemies, does that mean we should love Satan?”……One of the most precious statements in all of Scripture is "God is love" (1 John 4:8). But in our limited human understanding, we sometimes believe this means that God loves everyone and everything all the time. This […]

“Does God love everyone or just Christians?”……There is a sense in which God loves everyone in the whole world (John 3:161 John 2:2Romans 5:8). This love in not conditional-it is based only on the fact that God is a God of love (1 John 4:8, 16). God's love for all of mankind results in the […]

“What is agape love?”……Answer: The Greek word agape is often translated “love” in the New Testament. How is “agape love” different from other types of love? The essence of agape love is self-sacrifice. Unlike our English word "love," agape is not used in the Bible to refer to romantic or sexual love. Nor does it […]

Never Forsaken Deuteronomy 31:6 ” So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you." The promise that God will never leave nor forsake His people occurs often in Scripture. It […]

Lovingkindness and Tender Mercy December 21, 2011 “Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.” (Psalm 25:6)( 6 remember O Lord your compassion and unfailingly love which you have shown from long ages passed)NLT These beautiful words, “tender mercies” and “lovingkindness,” may sound somewhat old-fashioned in today’s […]

“Is God’s love conditional or unconditional?”……God's love, as described in the Bible, is clearly unconditional in that His love is expressed toward the objects of His love (i.e., His people) despite their disposition toward Him. In other words, God loves because it His nature to love (1 John 4:8), and that love moves Him toward […]

God's Love for me Recently, out of a desire to grow in my love for God, I decided to spend a few days alone with Him in the woods. ……Before I left, a friend prayed, “God, I know how You've wanted this time with Francis.” Though I didn't say anything at the time, I secretly […]