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How much does God love me?

God has a love which passes all knowledge.
1 John 4:7-9 (KJV)

"7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten on into the world, that we might live through him. "

Ephesian 3:14-21 (KJV)

"14 For this cause I bow my knee unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your heart by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all taint what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all age, world without end. Amen. "

"GOD IS LOVE!" that is the truth, yet so many people do not believe this. One of the prized possesion of each person in this world is that someone has a love for them. It is a common thought of some that "no one loves them," and they would prefer to leave this world, so many commit suicide because they think no one loves them.
Satan would love to persuade all the world that God does not love them just as Satan did with Adam and Eve.

In Ephesian 3:18 we are told to search and appreciate the width, height and depth of the love of God. Many of us do not realize how great this love is, in fact our human mind just do not realize the size of this love is, just look at the cross at calvary, there, as we look on the dieing Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who took on human form so that He could die in our place and take our punishment. That’s the true love of God.
John 15:13.

"13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friend. "
But Jesus was willing to lay down His life, not just for His friends but also for all His enemies, the murderer, the robber, those who hate others. He loves any who hate Him and His Father God. We know that Jesus laid down His life in love because as He hung on that cross, in terrible pain, he spoke these words:-" Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. ", Luke 23:34..

The Love of God cannot change.

The love that a human can have for one and another will probably grow cold one day, unfortunately it can even turn to hatred for some people. But as Jesus was arrested he knew that one disciple had already betrayed Him and others were about to run and hide, and one was going to deny that he ever knew Jesus. Yet Jesus loved each one, what ever they had done, and after His resurrection He came looking for each of them, except Judas who had already committed suicide when he realized what he had done.
John 15:20-24.

"20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
21 He that hath my commandment, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
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If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my saying: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father&rquo;s which sent me. Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my word: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my saying: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father&rquo;s which sent me."

It is marvelous to realize that God can love each of us the same as He loves His own Son.
John 3:16,17.

"16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."

1 John 4:10.

"10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sin."

John 3:3

"3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

The basic truth given in this verse is the foundation of the Christian belief. A New Birth is a point where other faiths fail, they all work on trying to get the "old body" through to heaven. This statement does not mean returning to the mothers womb but being born of the spirit of God.
Luke 13:5.

"5 (Jesus said) I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish."
John 3:6.
"6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the spirit is spirit."

Being "Born Again" involves a regeneration by the action of God, He sent Jesus to take our punishment by Him giving His life on the cross in our place. Jesus was able to cry out that the plan of God for Mankind’s salvation was now completed as He gave up His spirit, John 19:30. Now all that we have to do now is to accept this action by Jesus Christ. Just take God at His word and trust His Son.

Let us turn and look on Jesus on the cross, He has died for you so that you can spend eternity in heaven with Him, He is calling you to heaven, turn your back on the world right now and turn to the Loving God and His Son Jesus Christ.

Do I need a Saviour?

There are two classes of people in the world, one does not believe that they need a saviour, they have rejected the offer of salvation through Jesus. The second class of person is someone who has heard the message from God and has been convinced by the Spirit of God that they are a sinner and need salvation.
The message from God to the whole world is that "I am a loving God but also Pure and Holy and Mankind has turned away from me and my standard.
Roman 3:10-18.

"10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongue they have used deceit; the poison of asp is under their lip: 14 Whose mouth is full of curing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their way:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eye."

1 John 1:8-10.

"8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our in, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sin, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us."

John 3:35,36.

"35 The Father loveth the son, and hath given all thing into his hand.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him."

1 John 5:10-13.

"10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These thing have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God."

The final verse that sum up all the truth, just believe!!!
John 5:24.

"24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life."

If we believe, then there is no condemnation, no judgement, they are behind us, and passed.



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