Have you ask yourself this: How do you know God love you?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and Only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.”- John 3:16
God loves us because He is love.
“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.” -1 John 4:8
He described Himself as:
“Then the Lord came down in the cloud and stood there with Him and proclaimed His Name, the Lord. And He passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.”- Exodus 34:5-7
There are 3 types of love in the bible:
Eros – erotic love; egotistical love (it’s the physical love, romantic love that seeks to satisfy own desires)
Men and women experience sexual love in such a manner. God has intended this love to only be experienced in the covenant of marriage. Can you imagine if our God created us only to satisfy His desires? Well, in Greek mythologies, many Greek gods were such. Our God is not a God who needs us to satisfy His own desires.
Philia – Mutual love (Can be described as friendship love or conditional love)
What Philia means is loving others when that person loves you. It’s described as conditional love and also friendship love.
Agapae Love – God’s love; Altruistic Love
It’s a decision of the lover to love his/her beloved regardless of circumstances, person, reactions and conditions. In another words, it’s unconditional love. God looks at us in name of Christ Jesus and He loved us so much that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our wrong-doings so that we will be able to establish a connection with Him once again! What greater love is for God, Himself to die for you?
“Dear friends, since God so loved us, we ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and His love is made complete in us.”- 1 John 4:11-12
“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again.”-2 Corinthians 5:14-16
=D My love for you, you and you grew because I no longer look at myself or you only. I love through Jesus and look at things through the lens of Jesus. I thank Him for helping me love the way that pleases and honor Him. Sometimes, it gets really tired and I struggle. But, I told myself I would choose to love, respect and forgive always. My covenant is coming to an end. I don’t know if I could. .
I tasted God’s unconditional love for me, I wouldn’t want anything else. Do you know that God love you truly now? It’s not too late when you read this. =D Come to Him. It’s the ONLY WAY.