A small correction here.
You said, "love is also part of who God is"?
Love is the whole of God.
God is love.
1 Corinthians 8:3
If anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
Love is not an attribute of God?
Love is the only concise definition of His entire nature, will, etc.
You said, "love is also part of who God is"?
Love is the whole of God.
God is love.
1 Corinthians 8:3
If anyone loves God, he is known by Him.
Love is not an attribute of God?
Love is the only concise definition of His entire nature, will, etc.
I agree that God is love, but I’m not so sure about the idea that “love is the whole of God “ or ”love is the only concise definition of His entire nature, will, etc.” First, I am not even sure what this means. I think we have to be cautious of the bumper sticker theology that is prevalent today that takes solitary verses which tries to sum up the whole of God in a phrase. I mean, yes, the Bible says God is love. But it also says…
God is a consuming fire (Heb. 12:29)
God is true. (John 3:33)
God is spirit (John 4:24)
God is faithful (2 Cor. 1:18)
God is one (Gal 3:20)
God is light (1 John 1:5)
We also read in Scripture about God pouring out his wrath, that vengeance is His, that God is a jealous God, and so forth. So, it is true that central aspects of God’s nature are his love, patience, mercy, holiness, and faithfulness. Yet we need to be careful that we dont take one verse and use it to override the whole of Scripture. God’s eternal nature is also a key aspect of whom He reveals Himself to be. So there is no need to use one attribute to disregard the others.
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