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God Loves Us!

The Bible contains numerous passages that speak about God's love for humanity, emphasizing its depth, constancy, and transformative power. Here are some key verses that illustrate how the Bible describes God's love for us:

1. **God's Love is Unconditional and Everlasting**

- **Jeremiah 31:3 (KJV)**: "The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee."
  - This verse highlights that God's love is eternal and unchanging. It emphasizes that God loves us not because of what we do but because of who He is.

- **Romans 8:38-39 (KJV)**: "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
  - Paul assures believers that nothing can separate them from God's love. It underscores the permanence and security of God's love for us.

2. **God's Love is Sacrificial**

- **John 3:16 (KJV)**: "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."
  - This verse is one of the most famous in the Bible and demonstrates the sacrificial nature of God's love. It shows that God’s love for humanity was so great that He gave His only Son to redeem us.

- **Romans 5:8 (KJV)**: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
  - This passage highlights that God's love is not based on our worthiness or actions; rather, He loved us even when we were sinners, demonstrating His love through Jesus' sacrificial death.

3. **God's Love is Transformative and Redemptive**

- **1 John 4:9-10 (KJV)**: "In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
  - God's love is not only demonstrated through the sending of His Son but is also transformative, offering life and redemption to those who believe.

- **Ephesians 2:4-5 (KJV)**: "But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)"
  - This passage speaks of God's mercy and grace, motivated by His great love, which brings spiritual life to those who were "dead in sins."

4. **God's Love is Personal and Intimate**

- **Psalm 139:1-3, 13-14 (KJV)**: "O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off... For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well."
  - This Psalm reflects God's intimate knowledge and care for each individual, expressing a personal and profound love that begins even before birth.

5. **God's Love Encourages Us to Love Others**

- **1 John 4:19 (KJV)**: "We love him, because he first loved us."
  - This verse points out that our ability to love God and others stems from God's initial act of love toward us.

- **Matthew 22:37-39 (KJV)**: "Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
  - Jesus teaches that the greatest commandments are to love God and love others, reflecting the reciprocal nature of love that comes from God.

6. **God's Love Provides Comfort and Assurance**

- **Psalm 36:7 (KJV)**: "How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings."
  - This verse illustrates that God's love is a source of refuge and trust, offering comfort and protection.

- **Isaiah 43:1-2 (KJV)**: "But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee."
  - God assures His people of His constant presence and protection, demonstrating His love through promises of guidance and deliverance.

These passages collectively show that the Bible portrays God's love as boundless, sacrificial, transformative, and enduring, emphasizing that God’s love is foundational to the faith and life of believers.

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