This short question is among the most profound questions ever asked.
No human would ever be able to answer it sufficiently.
One thing is certain God does not love us because we
are lovable or because we deserve His love if anything the opposite is true.
The state of mankind since the fall is one of
rebellion and disobedience.
Jeremiah 17:9 describes man’s inner condition, our
innermost beings are so corrupted by sin that even we don’t realize the extent
to which sin has tainted us.
and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Jeremiah 17:9 KJV
As it is
written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
There is none
that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.
They are all
gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable;
there is none
that doeth good, no, not one
Romans
3:10-12KJV
"God Is Love"
This is a profound statement. God doesn't just love,
He is love. His nature and essence is love.
1 John 4:8 KJV
God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,
and God in him
1 John 4:16 KJV
Since it is God's essential nature to love, He demonstrates His love by lavishing it on undeserving people who are in rebellion against Him.
God’s love is not a sentimental, romantic feeling
rather it is unconditional love the love of self-sacrifice.
He demonstrated this sacrificial love by sending His
Son to the cross to pay the penalty for our sin by drawing us to Himself by
forgiving us of our rebellion against Him and by sending His Holy Spirit to
dwell within us, thereby enabling us to love as He loves.
He did this in spite of the fact that we did not
deserve it.
but that he loved us, and sent his Son to
be the propitiation for our sins
1 John 4:10 KJV
in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us
Romans 5:8 KJV
God knows each of us individually and loves us personally. His love is unconditional and never ending to all mankind.
He wants none to perish but all to come into a
personal relationship with him through His Son Jesus Christ.
but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish,
but that all should come to repentance
2 Peter 3:9 KJV
To receive everlasting life as a free gift, repent
believe, trust and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ alone to save you and you
will pass from death to life. Then read the Bible daily and ask God to help you
obey what you read.
It is this experiencing of God’s love that
distinguishes Christianity from all other religions.
Why does God love us? It is because of who He is:
"God is love."
Blessings in Christ.
David & Gay
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