Sample Header Ad - 728x90

How Does God Love?

6 votes
4 answers
839 views
If God is omnipotent (Psalm 115:3), then God is immeasurably perfect in every way. I feel that "human" or "human-like" emotions would detract quite a bit from divine perfection, but does God also love all his creations? Romans 9:13 mentions God's hatred for evil, which he sees in Esau, whom he also hates. I understand that God did not directly create evil and sin and it was only a consequence of free will. Even so, the Bible said that God hated not only his actions but he hated Esau himself. 1 John 4:16 (ESV): > So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him. God is love, but God is also the embodiment of everything, including hate and other antonyms of love. God is everything because God created everything, and everything he has created is an extension of him (Colossians 1:16). Furthermore, we can not answer the question well without defining "perfect" first. I have always thought of perfection *not* as the absence of imperfection but as the acceptance and inclusion of everything that makes it. But that is not everyone's definition, especially not how the Scriptures define it (Deuteronomy 32:4). Assuming my opinion is true, there's a straightforward conclusion to God's perfection: God's perfection would include all of his "imperfections," making him perfect but also humane. But in the Bible (2 Timothy 3:16), he is described as divine without human error. If God were a perfect divine being, how would he feel? Or have any emotions at all? If God is a divine being, I can't understand how he would feel, including his love. (I apologize in advance if my question isn't framed very well, i'm not very used to translating my thoughts into coherent questions 😅)
Asked by sofi (109 rep)
Sep 21, 2024, 11:40 PM
Last activity: Sep 24, 2024, 04:38 AM