Friday, 15 May 2009
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While I was yet unlovely
"God's love may be defined as 'that perfection of the divine nature by which God is eternally moved to communicate himself. It is not a mere emotional impulse, but a rational and voluntary affection, having its ground in truth and holiness and its exercise in free choice.' The Greek term agape, translated 'love,'is frequently used to denote God and His response to humanity [...]. Agape denotes a reasoned-out love, rather than an emotionally based love (but not devoid of emotion) - one that loves the object irrespective of the worth of the object and even though the love may not be reciprocated."Paul Enns, The Moody Handbook of Theology, p. 196
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I've actually been thinking over the fact that God's love to us is primarily expressed through His communication to us - of who He is and what He's done - for a while, so it's good to hear that greater thinkers of God than I agree with me!
I think I'm going to steal this book from you after you're done. So good.
I now understand why you have to read so slowly. I don't think I could take even 10 pages a day of that! :P
Thank God for His love!
psh psh psh!
at first i was so confused, and i thought someone had hijacked your xanga to comment on mine O_o
pshpshpsh!
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