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Originally Posted by Abiding Now
Kinda off the subject, but....To me, God has MANY attributes that make Him God. Love is just ONE of those attributes, but so is holiness, righteousness, grace, judgment, mercy, vengeance. We appeal to his grace, love, mercy through repentance, but from humanity's rebellions against His holiness comes the judgments and vengeance of God. WE determine how God deals with us.
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Love isn't merely an "attribute" of God. It is the very essence of His substance, the Bible says...
1 John 4:8
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.
This is so powerful, only the truly "spiritual" of believers will catch this is plumb it's depths. Religionists cannot fathom it. God is just, but God is not justice. God is holy, but God is not holiness. God is glorious, but God is not glory. God is jealous, but God isn't jealousy. God is vengeful, but God isn't vengeance. God is gracious, but God isn't grace. God is judging, but God isn't judgment. God is merciful, but God isn't mercy. All of these are attributes. However, with regards to the very essence of His substance of being... God IS love. That's BIBLE. To reject this truth is to reject the God of Scripture.
An attribute is like a stream that flows from a source. The source with regards to God is... love. God is jealous of His place as God, because He loves His creation. God is holy, because He is separate from the creation He created out of love. God is just, because God loves that which is just. God is glorious, because He has revealed His glory out of love for His creation. God is vengeful, because God hates that which destroys what He loves. God is merciful, because God loves His creation. God judges, because God loves that which is like Himself.
All attributes flow from the very essence of His being... love.
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