God s love places a crown of royal glory and authority on us. If you love others you will confess his son as world savior. Understanding gods unconditional love makes it so easy to believe and trust him. I often hear classic arminians, like jerry walls and roger olson, make declarations that god loves all people equally without exception. The mission of sermonindex is the preservation and propagation of classical biblical preaching and the promotion of. And insofar as god extends his love to all people without distinction, it is true. But i believe he is going to make up that lost time. The unconditional love of god sermon by michael murdock. Psalm 103 this model sermon, based on psalm 103, uncovers and reminds us of god s endearing love from one of the old testaments most stirring passages. You see love is an action word not an abstract idea. But if by unconditional, we mean we can live for the devil and still go to heaven because god loves us unconditionally, we make a grave mistake. If you love god you will confess his son as world savior.
In verse 19, paul said as we experience gods love, which is superior to mere knowledge of gods love, then we would be filled with all the fullness of god. Unconditional love does not mean that god loves everything we do, but rather his love is so intense that he loves every sinner, no matter how. I just am so refreshed in hearing the other men and rejoicing in it, and i always feel a little bit, i dont know, intimidated. The unconditional love of god waukesha bible church.
And this love should be the very essence of our relationship to him. It is opening our lives so that the lord can love through us. An unconditional love that we call grace, grace is all about god and god freely giving to us the. God is love does not mean that everything is sweet, beautiful, and happy, and that gods love could not possibly allow punishment for sin. Only christianity dares to proclaim gods love is unconditional. And, way back in 1516 the church was shaken to the core when this particular ancient truth was. When we say that gods love is unconditional, we are asserting that there is nothing we can do to make him love us either more or less. If god s love is from everlasting to everlasting, i don. It also asks some penetrating questions that speak to everyday. But gods love is wider and longer and higher and deeper than ours. Many martyrs were killed for bible baptism, which has made it the most visible identifier of the true worshipers of god.
Unconditional love archives free sermon illustrations. Faith loves the forgiveness of sin, wherever our lord gives it. Intense love does not measure, it just gives mother teresa. This concept is hard to completely understand at times because of how conditional human love can be. Jesus simple command requires greater strength than any.
An unconditional love that we call grace, grace is all about god and god freely giving to us the gifts of forgiveness, mercy and love. We need to see the nature of god s unconditional love. Many people misunderstand the attribute of gods nature which is love. Sermon shares the unconditional love of god for his people through the story of hosea and his marriage to a prostitute named gomer. Thou shalt not steal and other sermon points i didnt make up. When god brings us into his kingdom through faith in christ we become his son or daughter. This kind of intimacy and relationship with god isnt just possibleits what he created us for in the first place remember eden. For once, we must feel the weight of this hatred, our hatred, toward gods love.
Gods love is freer and more gracious and more merciful. The bible tells us that jesus our loving god and savior loves us. In fact, according to the bible, love is primarily an active interest in the wellbeing of another person. Dj sermon the richness of god s unconditional love author. And because he is love, he cares about who we are and what we do. He grasped the truth of gods unconditional love from his own painful story as well as the lives of the people of israel.
Love series sermon transcripts christian biblical church of god. Yet there are a few ways in which gods love is unconditional. Human love is an intense affection for another person which is based on feelings and which can change from moment to moment. Many people, probably even many christians, think god s love is unconditional. Because of gods demonstration of unconditional love to them their relationship too was to be based upon their love to god. Griffith thomas lecturer has taken leave of his senses. If god s love is unconditional, there is nothing lost souls need to do in order to be saved, no changes they need to make. Marriage, divorce, remarriage and god s unconditional love. Thats one implication that comes from the prophecy of hosea. What god says about unconditional love david merck unless otherwise indicated, scripture quotations in this publication are from the new king james version. In contrast, divine love is unconditional because it is not based. His unconditional love for each of us runs so deep that we are called children of god.
Give thanks to the lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. We want to allow time for gods goodness, his faithfulness. Gods unconditional love understanding gods unconditional love for me was not as easy as it should have been. The bible says if love is real you will be able to see it. When we preach justice, it is justice tempered with love. Seek love, follow love, desire love, learn to love, build with love, use love as a weapon, drink love, get fed by love, feed others with love, think through with love, see through love, speak with love love gods love is the answer. Look with me at 10 amazing bible verses about gods unconditional love. Your counteranswer simply affirmed the original argument that arminians believe gods love is conditional. Apr, 2020 there is such a thing as unconditional love in god, but its not what most people mean by it its not a saving love that he has for everybody. Only those born of the spirit of god will esteem its foolish appearance. Here is an excellent article on the unconditional love of god.
God s love removes our sins as though they never existed. It is the foundational truth of who is god and is motivation of all he has done. Love of god the love of god has been poured out in our hearts by the holy spirit who was given to us. God s unconditional love never fails, endures forever, is uncalculating, and not motivated by personal gain. What a blessing to know that no matter how you and i feel, even when we fail and doubt, gods love is perfect, unconditional, and unfailing. The character of gods love so loved first of all, we must understand that gods love is not like ours.
Unconditional means nothing can change for any reason or condition that relates to his person or presence in heaven. There will probably be some people here this morning who will use their watch to measure how long the pastors sermon lasts. There are four things about the love of god that id like you to meditate on today. I wonder if we could use a watch to measure how long god s love will last.
Most christian churches teach that gods love for us is conditional, based. God loves you with an overflowing love, and he desires for you to love him in return, and to love his other children. Unconditional love does not mean that god loves everything we do, but rather his love is so intense that he loves every sinner, no matter how vile and despicable he or she may be in the eyes of humanity, so much that he provides a way for them to find love, life, and holiness. Oct 04, 2018 saying gods love is unconditional love is a bit like saying the suns light at high noon is a flashlight in a blackout. Follow along online with bible verses from the message, a place to see dr. Mark pettis, march 11, 2018 there are some things most people just knoweven if they are not deeply involved or particularly wellinformed about a topic. Many christians only see gods love as they would see a painting, in onedimension. The holy bible in its original order is the only complete bible ever published that follows the original inspired manuscript order of all the books of the old and new testaments. That is, god doesnt love us because of some virtue we possess. Gods readiness to forgive his enemies comes from his own heart of love, and not from any right we have to be forgiven. What is believed to be a testament to the unconditional love of god for the world, turns out to be, upon closer reading, one of the many statements in the new testament that suggests a fairly strict exclusivity, and the articulation of key expectations conditions perhaps for the receipt of gods love. This love is the very essence of his relationship to us. Theyve never seen the multidimensional reality of gods love. Actual nature of god is to love, whereas the gods love is not something which is prevailing in our current culture with full of ego, convenience, selfishness and expectation of giving and taking but it is the essence of what he is.
You and i were unlovely, but god loved us just the same. Gods love of what is good must lead to his judgment on what is evil, otherwise his love is empty. Its part of a wider fallacy referred to as psychoheresy. In removing the sin and guilt from our lives god s love brings healing to our emotional life. Turn with me to the book of hosea, chapter one in the old testament. A lady in spain made the news when she chose a unique way to test her husbands love. It is an undeniable fact in the scriptures that god loves us all unconditionally. There will probably be some people here this morning who will use their watch to measure how long the pastor s sermon lasts. Nearly every page of the bible displays, in one form or another, gods incredible love. It is unconditional not based upon meeting certain conditions. Does the god of the bible love us with an unconditional love.
Some have served him for decades and not known his passion for them. But many have bought into the sentimental notion of unconditional love evidenced in the old popular song, though. Now that you have encountered gods unconditional love you are called to demonstrate gods unconditional love to. We should be spending more time thinking about how much god truly loves us. There isnt even any reason to talk about hell and judgment. Theres a mix of scripture and psychology prevalent among many christian churches. Pogue a relationship with god is like no other relationship you may have experienced. We need to receive this love with a childlike simplicity, not overanalyzing it or trying to strive for it. Apr 28, 2003 in the book of hosea we see this love played out in hoseas relationship with a prostitute and then in gods response to his people, israel. As we see it, theres a sense in which you are seriously misconstruing the import of the term unconditional love.
A love like no other, which is fully available to you and me. Else everybody would be saved, since they would not have to. The most profound truth in god s word, in his revelation of himself to us this one truth stand out above all. When the saints walk in love, then god will be seen. But if you can continually let god love you with his perfect love, you will start to see that this love automatically flows forth from you as if it were an overflowing river of grace and mercy. If god s love is unconditional, why did uzzah get zapped for touching the ark of the covenant 2 samuel 6. He loves you more than anyone else could ever love you. Baptism proves our submission to jesus christs authority and represents his death and resurrection for our salvation. Religion is one of the biggest propagators of the conditional love of god lie. Sermon notes sn141221 the object of gods lovethe world although the lord created the world and all that is in it, this verse is not referring to the earth, but to mankind. Most of us love our children and our dearest friends and family with an unconditional love. Often we put conditions on our contracts, but god wants all to come to his son jesus christ. God s love rescues us, fallen humanity, from our own. Unconditional love does sustain certain analogies to gods love.
And, honestly, i could never ever preach a sermon on this subject. Unfailing love there was a very unusual military funeral in california in december of 20. There is such a thing as unconditional love in god, but its not what most people mean by it its not a saving love that he has for everybody. If i speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, i am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Israel has experienced success but it lead to their lack of love, trust and worship to god. It is the most overwhelming thing i have ever encountered in my life.
Sermon gods unconditional love and love of jesus christ. Sep 04, 2017 our doubts do not destroy gods love, nor does our faith create it. Bible verses about gods unconditional love for you. Jan 12, 2015 how does the concept of sacrificial love encourage you to relate differently to those you love the most. Because he loves us so much and wants the best for our lives he. Please use these sermons as the lord leads, but nothing on this site may be used for profit without my expressed, written permission. The bible is a revelation of the fact that god is love. Unlimited and unconditional love catholic daily reflections. When you think of the lord, do you picture him as loving. I knew intellectually i was saved by grace, but somehow i thought i. There are many people today who go around talking about god s love, who have absolutely no regard for the doctrine of christ, the plan of salvation, nor the christian faith.
Lets look at what the bible has to say concerning gods love for humanity. Please turn to the book of 1john for our text reading today. Gods love is unconditional, will never hurt you and does not have any personal profit. It should also be the essence of our relationship to one another. It originates in the very nature of god, who is love, and it flows to us through our union with his beloved son. The times consisted of greed, pride, materialism and great spiritual decline. Gods unconditional love sermon by gary huckaby, 1 john 4. You will be able to see it work, and work in the hard places like your marriage and family. Unconditional god exists in an unconditional, immutable, state of immutable eternity. Lets look at what the bible has to say concerning god s love for humanity.
God s love is not like the love expressed by many in our culture today. Love only christianity dares to proclaim gods love is. Gods love for you is eternal, unconditional, and immeasurable. Unconditional love the introit for this sunday is from psalm 6. Gods love is marvellously and absolutely unconditional. Nkjv 7 beloved, let us love one another, for love is of god. Contrary to the worlds mindset, the fact that god is love does not mean he.
For years i wondered, worried, and struggled, doubting god could really love me when i kept failing so miserably to observe and keep his commandments. In this message we can know gods unconditional love for mankind. And the only way in which he could love us is through the merit of his sons death. Someone who is not a particularly big music fan can still likely join in when certain songs come on the radio or on someone elses ipod. There was absolutely nothing you or i did to merit his love. Gods love for his children things are precious, often because of their relationship. And, way back in 1516 the church was shaken to the core when this particular ancient truth was rediscovered europe itself was never quite the same again once this theological cat was out. When we walk in close fellowship with christ, gods love flows through us to those around us. Fresh sermon illustrations and updates on new sermons, preaching articles and much. They are unsaved modernists who know not the lord jesus christ.
The missionary noted that changing one simple vowel changed the meaning from i love you based on what you do and who you are, to i love you, based on who i am. A sermon for you a ministry of huckabys evangelism sermon title gods unconditional love byevangelist gary huckaby d. The bible tells us that god s love is from everlasting to everlasting. The love of god is not unconditional and this article explains that quite well. If we dont understand gods unconditional love, we will live in fear 1 john 4. L7 understanding gods unconditional love clover sites. Dennis concludes, god encoded the story of his unconditional love right into this african language. But why not start with the blazing sun rather than the flashlight. The holy spirit fills us so we can extend unconditional love to others rom.
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