Spring 2017
God loves us Is it possible to spend too much time talking about the love of God? The inspired authors of both Old and New Testaments don’t think so! This quarter offers a kaleidoscopic sampling. Scratching the Surface No greater truth has ever been uttered: “God is love” (1 John 4:8; lesson 1). The fact that he first loved us is what draws our love in return (v. 19). We were “dead in transgressions” (Ephesians 2:5, lesson 2), and unless God in his love had taken the initiative to save us, we would be little more than walking dead people. Jesus, who embodied God’s love, commands us to love one another as he has loved us (John 15:12, lesson 3). As a community of love abiding in Christ, we bear the fruit of love. An important characteristic of divine love is that it keeps promises. This is demonstrated in God’s […]