Monday, January 18, 2010

Love in the Message of Paul

Love is a gift. The greatest gift of all. God's love is boundless.
Perfect love is Christ. There is none other.

"In Jesus we love God and are loved by God. Jesus is love itself, and as love incarnate dwells among men as God's concrete human appeal for us."

"The love of Jesus calls for reciprocity: We know that in everything God works with those who love Him, whom He has called in accordance with His purpose, to bring about what is good."

Love motivated suffering. Jesus' free acceptance of suffering assures us of His love.

Christ's love is the ultimate motive for Christian life. Paul's assurance of God's love rests on 3 facts: 1. God sent His own son as an act of love 2. God's love is poured into our hearts and becomes the decisive reality of our existence 3. God's love is revealed in Jesus' life, eternal love, and death

John J. Navone

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