Helen, That is totally loving! God is so very loving! You are so very
loving! <squeeze>
Lovings!
Pat Ferguson
At 08:14 AM 9/25/04, you wrote:
>Love Being the Heart of God
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Rom 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? (39)
>Nor height nor depth nor any other creature will be able to
>separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus
>our Lord....
>1 John 4:16 And we know and have believed the love which God
>has in us. God is love....
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>What is God's love? Love is the heart of God. God's love
>issues out of His heart. Righteousness is the way of God,
>holiness is the nature of God, glory is the expression of
>God, and love is the heart of God. After speaking of God's
>righteousness, holiness, and glory, Paul brings us into God's
>heart of love. Why has God demonstrated His righteousness?
>Because man was fallen. Man was wrong with God and needed His
>righteousness. Why must God exercise His holiness? Because
>man is common. God must sanctify all of His common, chosen
>ones. Why must God give us His glory? Because all His chosen
>ones are low, mean, and vile. Hence, He must exercise His
>glory to transfigure us. But what was in God's heart
>originally? Love. Before God exercised His righteousness,
>holiness, and glory He loved us. Love was the fountain, love
>was the root, and love was the source of it all.
>
>God loved us before He predestinated us, He loved us before
>He called us, He loved us before He justified us, and He
>loved us before He glorified us. Before everything and
>anything else He loved us. Our salvation originated with the
>love of God. Love is the source of all that God does for us,
>and this love is His heart. Therefore, after God's salvation
>has been fully accomplished, His love remains our security.
>The love of God is not only the source of our salvation, it
>is the security of our salvation.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the Bible
>and Words of Ministry from Witness Lee. Life-study of Romans,
>pp. 254. Both are published by Living Stream
>Ministry, Anaheim, CA. (Repeat 10/6/98)
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