Who Is God? Part 12

1 John 4:8, 16 4 Wrong Ideas about God’s Love: 1. God loves every person in exactly the same way 2. God’s love somehow cancels His holiness 3. God’s love means that everyone will one day be saved – Matthew 7:22 4. “God is love” means the same as “Love is God” – 1 John 4:8; Romans 5:6-9 3 Major Truths about God’s Love: A. The Extolling of God’s Love – Romans 5:6-7; 1 John 4:8 3 Things the Bible says God is: 1. God “is” Spirit – John 4:24 2. God “is” Life – 1 John 1:5 3. God “is” love – 1 John 4:8 B. The Extent of God’s Love – Romans 5:7-8 2 Statements That Summarizes the Extent of God’s Love: 1. His love went beyond what we would likely do for good people – Romans 5:7 2. His love did what we would certainly never do for bad people – Romans 5:8 C.The Extravagance of God’s Love – Romans 5:9 The Extravagance of God is seen in 4 ways: 1. The love of God is uninfluenced – 1 John 4:19 2. The love of God is unending – Jeremiah 31:3 3. The love of God is unlimited – Ephesians 2:4 4. The love of God is unchanging – John 13:1 Romans 13:10