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The Universal Love of God

  I John3:16 – “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.”              Human love is imperfect. It usually comes with conditions. Many of these conditions are rooted in selfishness. I Corinthians 13:4-5 says, “Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil.”  Jerry Bridges writes, “God’s unfailing love for us is an objective fact affirmed over and over in the Scriptures. It is true whether we believe it or not. Our doubts do not destroy God’s love, nor does our faith create it. It originates in the very nature of God, who is love, and it flows to us through our union with His beloved Son.” [ I ]              The Spirit Filled Life Study Bible Commentary Notes says...