God’s love is unconditional. It is not deserved or earned. The more we think of this the more one can be excited about it. It is not about what we do but what God does. The very coming of Jesus was free. He offered eternal life for free. Those that thought they were climbing up to God were upset. They could not believe in the free gift. They believed their righteous deeds were meriting God’s love. If they recognized God’s Son’s coming was free they would have responded to it more abundantly than calculatingly. Do I love God in my doing or being?
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