Why Should God Love You

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Let’s talk about love and God and why we should or should not be loved.  I need to borrow some words from my mentor – Brennan Manning.  Though dead, he still speaks.  Instead of using the name “Brennan” in this text, you and I will insert our own name.  Here we go.

“Why are you loveable in the eyes of God? Is it because on such and such a date you made a life-altering decision to become a follower of Jesus Christ? 

~Does God love you because you go around the world proclaiming the good news of the gospel of grace?

~Does God love you because you give a portion of your income to the poor or to some other worthy cause?

~Does He love you because in your town you go down to skid row where the alcoholics and addicts, prostitutes and LGTB people hang out and you minister to them?

~Does God love you because you spend two hours every day in prayer? 

If you believe that stuff, then you are a hypocrite of hypocrites.  

Because of all these humanitarian and spiritual acts of kindness and compassion do you feel entitled to be comfortably close to Christ because of your good works?

No, my friend.  You and I are not entitled to any privilege nor should we gloat thinking we are especially close to Christ because of our good works.

The gospel of grace says this, “Man/woman, you’re loveable for one reason only – Because God loves you. Period.” 

We are loved!  Nothing else need be added. 

~Our money doesn’t earn us this love.

~Our societal status doesn’t earn us this love.

~Our good moral character doesn’t earn this.

~Our religion doesn’t earn us this love.

We are loved.

What a deal!

The children’s Sunday school song says it this way:  Jesus loves me this I know

For the Bible tells me so 

In Romans 5:8 we read “And God shows us His love in that while we were still living in sin, Christ died for us.”

One more time:  The gospel of grace says this, “Man/woman, you are loveable for one reason only – Because God loves you."

Period.

Thanks be to God!

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