Understanding God Through Love (TMF:2981)
Monday, October 12, 2026
by Daniel Litton Listen to the Feature
And, God took care of the Israelites, he defended them, and he brought about his wrath on his own people and people who didn’t belong to him. Sin was judged. But the core-essence of God goes far beyond that. The core-essence of God is demonstrated in the character of Jesus Christ. Even in our age, that is not understood by the masses. A lot of folks believe the correct understanding of God is to take part of that Old Testament (or even Book to the Revelation) violence picture and intermix it into their ‘personal’ characters. Thus, people construct within themselves a judgmental and resistant attitude toward themselves and other individuals. Those actions of the Father are only correctly understood in the light of everything else, and truly in the light of the highest attribute of God, which is love. Without love, understanding and trying to practice those kinds of things leads quickly to serious problems. The reality is that it removes the grace and truth that John is referring to in this passage.