18 Oct 2012

I John 4:19

Posted by joncooper

I John 4:19: “We love him, because he first loved us.”

In other words, the reason that we love God is because God first chose to love us. We did not choose God; God chose us. God is the one who decided to save us. God is the one who chose to love us, when we were still His enemies. God is the one who sent His Son Jesus to die in our place, taking upon Himself the punishment that we deserved. God is the one who is the author of our salvation. The only reason we can be saved is because God chose to love us. It is a true statement: we love Him because He first loved us.

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