DOES GOD LOVE MEN UNCONDITIONALLY?

DOES GOD LOVE MEN UNCONDITIONALLY?

Josimar Salum

   God loves us! Honestly, I think it means that He loved us first while we were sinners, but it does not mean that He will continue to love us if we do not love Him. His love is not an unconditional Love. Unconditional means that it is not subject to any conditions. Because God always expects us to love Him.

   “I love those who love me, and those who diligently seek me will find me.” Proverbs 8:17

   “For when we were still helpless, at just the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:6-8

   “And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him. We love Him because He first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar. For whoever does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: That he who loves God must love his brother also.” 1 John 4:16, 19-21

   It is also true that God also hates!

   “The Lord tests the righteous, but His soul hates the wicked and him who loves violence.” Psalm 11:5

   “These six things the Lord hates, yes, seven are an abomination to Him: a proud look, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.” Proverbs 6:16-19

   “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the Lord.” only begotten Son of God.” John 3:16, 18 

   “Or do you despise the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? Yet because of your unrepentant and stubborn heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, he will give eternal life. There will be suffering and anguish for every human being who does evil….” Romans 2:4-5, 7, 9 

   ““For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” Matthew 6:14-15 

   What do you think?

   #ASONE