In this the love of God was manifested toward us that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
The perfect proof of God's love for us was presented when Jesus, God's only Son, hung and died on the cross. As the hymn beautifully states: Jesus paid it all. There was nothing left to prove when He died on that tree to redeem us from our sins. Verse 10 goes on to tell us, In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us (Our love for Him was not a condition), and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Propitiation describes Jesus, through His sacrificial death, appeasing the wrath of God and providing a cleansing of our sins. God displayed the greatest love as Christ died on our cross. Do you love Him? Like Him, do you love all others? Verse 11 states, Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Pastor John
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