Essay 4:
Joyce Spencer
THEO 109
March 11, 2017
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“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.” (1st
Timothy 2:4) God longs for all to be saved. This does not mean that all will be saved because
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the Bible makes it clear that many rejected him. Why is this true, because of the love of God.
The love of God is that type of love that is unconditional. God loves us so much that He gave us
His only begotten son. Christopher Morgan in his book discusses the love of God. He said,
“The New Testament authors pointed to specific interventions of God in history that showed his
love.”2 One such act is the creation of the world and mankind. In Acts 17, Paul appeals to God
as a creator who made humans to experience a relationship of love with Him. To truly
understand the love of God, one must know what it means.
David Steele writes, “Paul shows the contrast between the sin of mankind and the
love of God: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ
died for us” (Romans 5:8, ESV). Wayne Grudem writes, “God’s love means that God
eternally gives of himself to others.” J.I. Packer adds, “God’s love is an exercise of His
goodness towards individual sinners whereby, having identified Himself with their
1Life Application Bible. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1986
