What God is Like (Musings on the character of God) #11

A stubborn lover… Most Bible students are quite familiar with the Greek terms in the New Testament for love. The most prominent of them is “agape,” which denotes unconditional self-giving. It’s this kind of love that God displays to us, deposits in us, and demands of us. It’s the ultimate unselfishness, the deepest regard for …

THE ANTIPHONAL SONG (God’s love received, reciprocated, and reflected) part 4

The justifiably jealous lover… “I am a jealous God…” Exodus 20:5 “The Spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely…” James 4:5 The Lord is a “jealous lover.” Don’t you find it odd that jealousy is an iniquity for us but a quality for God? It’s because he knows that what’s best for us …