God *IS* Love

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. God manifest in the flesh died in my place so I could go scot free - that is Substitution. Jesus loved me and gave Himself for me. But God, who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved). Without Jesus I can do nothing. The love of God which is Christ Jesus - Christ Crucified is the guilty sinner's only hope. Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you.

God laid down His life for His enemies on Golgotha's accursed tree. Be of good cheer - take your eyes off yourself, turn your poor eyes to the bloody Cross by faith - trust only to what Jesus has done - put all your confidence in His Atoning Blood. For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by His Blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. All I can do is Look to Jesus for everything my poor soul needs. For God *IS* love - Jesus loved me SO when He bled for my sins on Calvary's tree. For God SO loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in *HIM* should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Take Jesus to be your only object in life, your sole trust, the refuge of your defenseless soul. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the Propitiation for our sins. Love is of God. For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost. Poor, sinful wretches look only to Jesus' wounds.

For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous. And this is love, that we walk after His commandments. We love HIM, because he first loved us. Learn your sinfulness, and trust to the Crucified Creator. And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in His Own Blood, And hath made us kings and priests unto God and His Father; to *HIM* be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen and Amen.