Almighty God is a Spirit and He is Love. As believers in Christ we must believe in the comprehensive Love of God, the flow of that Love toward us and its manifestations in our lives. I John 4:9-10 declare, “In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”
First, we see that God showed Love toward us when we were separated from Him. We were sinners, alienated from God and His enemies in our minds. (Colossians 1:21) God “acted” toward us out of His Love Nature. He knew that we were His enemies, yet He was mindful of us with great compassion. We were bound in sin and its consequences of sickness, disease poverty, etc. We needed saving but could in no way save ourselves. He commended His Love toward us when we were in this state. We did absolutely nothing to deserve it; it was unconditional Love. (Romans 5:8)
God showed great mercy toward the entire world. He gave His only Son to “bless” the lives of humanity. The work of Christ on Calvary was the demonstration and manifestation of God’s great love. Christ took our sicknesses, diseases and sins and paid the full penalty for them all. This “act of Love” redeemed mankind from the curse of God’s Law. Galatians 3:13 declares, “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.”
Further, Christ’s sacrifice established a “New Covenant” under which we could be justified before God, as though we never sinned; and be reconciled to Him as “sons of God.” Those who accept Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives receive this love bestowed upon them. I John 3:1-2 declare, “Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” As sons of God, His love has given us the right and privilege to reign in life jointly with Christ with dominion over all of the powers of darkness operating in the earth realm. What great love the Father hath shown to humanity. Understand and receive all of it today by Faith. God Bless.
From Pastor Leroy Rankin
http://www.christabundantlifeministries.org
First, we see that God showed Love toward us when we were separated from Him. We were sinners, alienated from God and His enemies in our minds. (Colossians 1:21) God “acted” toward us out of His Love Nature. He knew that we were His enemies, yet He was mindful of us with great compassion. We were bound in sin and its consequences of sickness, disease poverty, etc. We needed saving but could in no way save ourselves. He commended His Love toward us when we were in this state. We did absolutely nothing to deserve it; it was unconditional Love. (Romans 5:8)
God showed great mercy toward the entire world. He gave His only Son to “bless” the lives of humanity. The work of Christ on Calvary was the demonstration and manifestation of God’s great love. Christ took our sicknesses, diseases and sins and paid the full penalty for them all. This “act of Love” redeemed mankind from the curse of God’s Law. Galatians 3:13 declares, “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.”
Further, Christ’s sacrifice established a “New Covenant” under which we could be justified before God, as though we never sinned; and be reconciled to Him as “sons of God.” Those who accept Jesus Christ as Lord of their lives receive this love bestowed upon them. I John 3:1-2 declare, “Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” As sons of God, His love has given us the right and privilege to reign in life jointly with Christ with dominion over all of the powers of darkness operating in the earth realm. What great love the Father hath shown to humanity. Understand and receive all of it today by Faith. God Bless.
From Pastor Leroy Rankin
http://www.christabundantlifeministries.org
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