Love. Acceptance. Forgiveness. Pt. 1 - Love

The minimal guarantee we must make is that we will love them—always, under every circumstance, with no exceptions. The second guarantee is that we will accept them totally, without reservation. The third thing we must guarantee people is that no matter how miserably they fail or how blatantly they sin, our unreserved forgiveness is theirs for the asking with no bitter taste left in anybody’s mouth. God so loved he gave. God’s love was lavish, extravagant, and inclusive it begs the question, what will be our response to that love? Most people believe that love should be reciprocated. Will the non-christian response to God’s love be to give God their love and their life? Will the Christian response be to love others with the same extravagant love God has for them? John 3:16-18 NIV16 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. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. John 15:13 NIV13 Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. This is how much God loved YOU. What is your response?