All You Need Is Love

Or so the song goes! One of the things that amazes me in the church is how unloving God is portrayed by so many. There seems to be an instance on God's wrath and judgment over an against God's love. And yet, love is the dominant character of God in both Old and New Testaments. God's steadfast love or (khesed)is mentioned over 400 times in the Old Testament and the word Agape or God love is mentioned 228 times in the New Testament. The word wrath on the other hand is mentioned 199 times in the whole Bible. Why is it we are more enamored with God's wrath than God's love? Why are we more convinced of God's judgment over against God's grace? God's love is consistently portrayed throughout scripture as a relentless love, a love that simply can't stop loving. God can no more stop loving than God can stop being God. This Sunday we'll celebrate that great love that God has for us. We'll celebrate the love we are gifted to share in the context of marriage, family, friendship and community. Hope you'll be a part of it!