Tag: love of God

April 5, 2010 / / Jesus Christ

Have you ever known someone who says they love you, yet their actions demonstrate that they do not love you?  I know I have been guilty of such hypocrisy.  Perhaps you have as well.   Just as a living faith requires works, so too a living love requires action, “let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” (1 John 3:18)  If you asked the average religious person, “Do you love God?”, I venture they would say, “Yes.”  Of course, there might be some question as to WHICH god they love, but for those who believe in a monotheistic Creator, most would likely affirm their love.  But then the question becomes, “What does it mean to love?”  Is our love for God merely a verbal expression, a warm feeling, a sentimental tear?  How do we express our love for God?  How does He want us to express our love for Him? If God is Your Father, You Must Love the Son