S ince there is such a joy and glad ness in the Christian life, some one may ask, “Is it really necessary for me to love this world? And if so, how can it be done?” The primary reason why we should be desperately concerned about the people of this world is because the Lord loves them. This is the message of what has become known as the Bible’s “gold en text.” “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). Have you ever thought of what a great miracle this is? The very fact that we find it difficult to love the world should cause us all the more to marvel that God loves it. Making an analysis of our love for the world one needn’t go as far as the boundaries of a foreign country. He can probably start with his own rela tives or neighbors. Some people we like more than others, but God loved the world impartially and has never shown any favorites. God proved His love to man by sending the Lord Jesus Christ, His only begotten Son, to die on Cal vary’s cross. “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). There are many people who think that God is some sort of a hateful being who is mad at people simply because they don’t believe Him. Then conse quently His great delight is to reap His vengence upon him. This is abso lute fiction and folly. God does not delight in having anyone go to hell. He doesn’t want to see any man or woman perish in the flames. God has done everything in His power to save men. The proof of this is the fact that He sent the Lord Jesus to seek them out and to save them. Man, on his own, never seeks God, he rather hates Him. In the Garden of Eden it was God who sought Adam. Yet, here is another question some have asked me, “The Lord Jesus Christ is in heaven so how does He come to seek and to save me?” First of all, He has left us with His Word. Then He
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by Dr. Ralph L. Ketper
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