What if God is simply LOVE?

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LOVE, WHAT A WORD

https://journal.christianscience.com/shared/view/it1f9je1ao?s=copylink

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What if God is simply, LOVE?

If God is simply Love, then several conclusions follow logically and theologically:Nature of God

Scripture explicitly states this:

“God is love.” — 1 John 4:8

This is not metaphorical language about what God does, but a statement of what God is.

Consistency of Divine Action

If God’s essence is Love, then:

God does not alternate between love and harm.

Divine action cannot contradict love (fear, punishment, cruelty, abandonment).

Anything unlike love cannot originate in God.

Human Identity

If God is Love and humanity reflects God, then:

True identity is grounded in love, not fear or material limitation.

Healing and restoration follow from understanding Love as the governing reality.

View of Suffering and Evil

Suffering cannot be a tool of God if God is Love.

It must arise from misunderstanding, ignorance, or false premises—not divine intent.

Redemption comes through clearer recognition of Love’s presence and law.

Practical Implication

Seeing God as Love shifts the basis of thought:

From judgment → compassion

From fear → trust

From material cause → spiritual cause

In short, if God is Love, then Love is not one attribute among many—it is the fundamental reality, and everything genuinely real must conform to it.

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