Our Father Essay

God's Unrequited Love "And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4 v 19). The Christian God is a God who loves His people and provides for their needs within the context of a close personal relationship. His incarnation as Jesus Christ is an integral part of this provision. "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Romans 3 v 23) and it is, therefore, only by God's grace and through sanctification that a believer may be in relationship with God.

(1 John 4:7) The indwelling of God's love in us perfects our human character. Without it, we have no foundation on which to build our Christian lives. Love is not just an attribute of God's character ... It IS God! (1 John 4:16) It is the very essence of God's being.

Romans 8:28 Body of Scripture And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Exegetical Study of Romans 8:28 (KJV) A. Them that love God; 1. “love to God is not naturally in men; those who train their hearts and minds will show their love by a desire to be like to God, and therefore imitate him, by making his glory the supreme end of their actions; by being careful not to offend him; by delighting in his presence, in his people, word, ordinances, ways, and worship; and by undervaluing the world”. John, Gill’s, Expositon of the bible, 2. characters of the believer, and their relationship they stands in, and bears to his people, and on account of the love with which he has loved them, and which is indeed the spring and source of theirs.

God chose to create the universe because He is love, and love can best be expressed toward people. God made humans to be reflections of His glory. People can never be totally like God because He is the supreme Creator, but He did give us the ability to reflect His character through our love, kindness, faithfulness, patience, and forgiveness. Knowing that we are made in God’s image and are capable of sharing many of His characteristics provides a solid foundation for self-worth. Understanding human worth helps people love God, know Him personally, and make a valuable contribution to so society.

Michael Reeves in his book Delighting in the Trinity states, "God is and always has been the embodiment of love." The fact of the trinity is the only way that God could have "always been" love. Creation has not always been in existence, so before that, God loved the trinity. When creation came into existence, God loved us. He taught us to love Him back, and in turn, to love one

Missions exists only because worship does not because of the fall, missions must take place in order to share the love of Christ with those who are distanced from him by sin, and show them that a repairing of this separation is possible in Christ alone. Missions can work as an aid to worship, in that it brings glory to God by introducing the nations to him and hope that they in turn will worship Christ with us and follow after him. In this way, missions is reliant on worship as its fuel, because without missions, worship is reduced to a clanging of symbols and is only a ramble. The desire to follow after God with one’s whole heart and to glorify him is the true motivation for Christians to pursue missions in their life. Selfish ambition towards missions may be used by God but it will not be blessed by Him.

When you relinquish the power of your broken heart to God, you give your Creator the ability to serve in His rightful place over all His creation. And there’s no greater power we could trust our shattered and scattered pieces with than the One who gave us our hearts to begin with. As for me, my strength comes from the Lord. Because of God’s grace, I recognize my position of need in light of my Savior’s position in victory. There is no place too far, no position too deep, and no person too evil from the expansive, inclusive love of God.

Yet due to our own corruption, we are deceived into believing joy can be found in worldly substitutes. God is “more joyful over one repentant sinner than over ninety-nine righteous people who need no repentance” (VIII, 6). God longs for us to return to Him, as we desire to reunite with our Creator. Nothing on earth can fill the gap that is in our hearts. It is only God that can complete us.

The choice being a choice between what is good and what is evil, the choice between God and Satan. Because God is loving, just, and caring, He allows a place for evil on earth to test his creation’s obedience and allegiance to Him. But, for Milton to hypothesis that Satan is a hero for being the fallen angel, is a mere overshoot and over-glorification of something that is evil, sinful and demonic. Satan is not the hero of anything, but in a way is a necessary component of the plan that God had for his creation, mankind. For without the temptations of Satan, there would be no need for Christ to come to earth as a man and sacrifice himself on a cross to save us from the fiery pits of Hell.

You have accepted Christ to be your lord and Savior. You give all your love to Christ, you put your faith in him, and trust in him to lead you to the right path. B. Secondly, this relationship with God comes through God’s generosity towards us in Jesus. It is not by any effort on our part, but through God’s kindness (Ephesians 2:6-9). And his grace and kindness is given to us in Jesus his divine Son.