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NASB | 1 John 4:8 The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 John 4:8 The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] |
Subject: Does God love everything? |
Bible Note: Greetings again my friend, Hank had some excellent comments on this topic.. Ephesians 3:18-19 "..And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge- that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." [NIV] Ephesians 3:18-19 makes it altogether clear that God 'could' very well still love Satan in a sense that Satan still remains a part of His creation, but went so terribly and irredeemably astray. However, Satan, in all his capacity, cannot reciprocate God's love, since he has been forever cursed to destruction. A child would be able to show love to a parent in return for the love that the parent has shown for the child. Satan does not have the capacity nor chooses to reciprocate God's love, as a child of God would. "3:14-19 HOLY SPIRIT, Revelation- The Spirit gives revelation so we may have power to understand and act. Paul prayed that the Ephesians would be given power, not power to act but power to understand the extent of God's love. Only the Spirit could reveal this. That limitless and gracious love is revealed ultimately in Jesus and His sacrifice. The Spirit always works to help the church remember Jesus and His gospel (see note on Jn. 14:26), appreciate the love of God demonstrated at the cross (Rom. 5:8), and understand the purpose of God being carried out there. See note on Eph. 3:2-6. When we begin to comprehend this love, the Spirit give us power to act in this love." (1) Satan does not have access to the Holy Spirit and has been corrupted by his own sin. He is therefore unable to love, and he is completely devoid of love. Blessings to you, Makarios (1) Disciple's Study Bible, 1988, Holman Bible Publishers, pg. 1508 |