Does God Really Love You?

by Noreen Malcolm

Sometimes people characterize God to be mean and unkind when events in their life are not orchestrated in the way they planned it. But that characterization of God is far from the truth.

Based on the plan of salvation, God is clearly not mean or unkind. He exhibits much benevolence for imperfect people by sending his only son to die for our sins on the cross at Calvary.

In Romans 5: 7-8, the Bible says, “Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

John 3: 16 also tells us that “…God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

God clearly does not want anyone to perish. He cares about us so much that he not only sent his son to die for our sins, but is also giving many of us time to get our “acts” together. In 2 Peter 3: 9, the Bible says, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

Ellen G. White, a Christian evangelist states in the book, Ministry of Healing, that “The Lord God through Jesus Christ holds out His hand all the day long in invitation to the sinful and fallen. He will receive all. He welcomes all. It is His glory to pardon the chief of sinners. He will take the prey from the mighty; He will deliver the captive; He will pluck the brand from the burning. He will lower the golden chain of His mercy to the lowest depths of human wretchedness, and lift up the debased soul contaminated with sin.” (p.161)

Taken from http://www.pahsion.com/

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