Some people begin with their own idea of “love” and then say,
“That’s what God is like.” They may dip into the Bible, reading their
favourite passages. They will not take the trouble and make the time for
reading the whole Bible. They say, “Why bother putting a lot of time
and effort into studying the Bible. We already know what God is like.”
They quote the words, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). What they really mean
is, “Love is God.” When the Bible says, “God is love”, it doesn’t
encourage us to start from our own idea of “love.” It encourages us to
begin with God. We learn of Him as we read His Word. As we learn of His
love, we learn that it is a holy love. God’s love is a holy love because
God is a holy God. The difference between “love is God” and “God is
love” cannot be overemphasized. To say “All you need is love. Love is
all you need” is not the same as saying, “We need God.” When we say, “We
need God”, we will not say, “all you need is love.” We will say, “We
need God’s love and we also need His holiness.” Where do we learn of
both God’s love and His holiness? – It’s from His Word that we learn of
His holy love. We bow before Him in worship, echoing the words of Isaiah
6:3 – “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord … ” We rejoice in the wonder of His
love, giving thanks for the great words of Isaiah 6:7 – “Your sin is
forgiven.”
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