Poll: Is Gods Love Unconditional

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Esaias

What is meant by 'unconditional love'? Has anyone in this thread who supports the idea that his love is 'unconditional' actually defined what they mean by that?

What I meant was the doctrine most people seem to embrace. When they become a Christian God gave them unconditional love. Therefore that love being unconditional does not change regardless of their actions.

You know they always accuse us of believing we must PERFORM in order to be saved. From their view they think since his love is WITHOUT CONDITION then what we DO does not matter.

My own view is that out INITIAL SALVATION is by Gods mercy only. We cannot bring any works to God and by them be justified. We come purely by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

However once we are a newcreation we are expected to actually begin to DO HIS WILL. The newcreation man actually desires to do his will. But if one does not take the cross and live according to the teachings of Christ they will be overcome again by sin.

And IF one is overcome by sin and begins yielding to it God will eventually take his love from them. So that's what I mean. If we refuse to do his commandments he will not continue loving us. We will have become his enemy.