Talk:God is love

Todo

• Re-read Carson’s The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God and add any relevant passages here.

More passages

Relevant, but I’m unsure how

Ezr 7:27–28; Job 10:12; 37:13; Ps 6:7; 33:5; 37:28; Pr 16:6; Isa 61:8; Jer 16:5; Hos 9:15; 10:12; Mal 2:11 (God loves the sanctuary?); Lk 11:42; Jn 5:42; Ro 15:30; 2Co 5:14; 9:7; 13:11; Gal 5:6; Eph 3:19; Php 2:1; 2Th 3:5; 1Ti 1:14; 2Ti 1:13; 1Jn 2:5, 15; 3:17; 4:12; 5:3; 2Jn 1:3; Jude 1:21

Blessings or prayers for God’s love

Ge 24:12; 1Sa 20:14–15; 2Sa 2:6; 15:20; Ps 51:1; Neh 13:22; 1Co 16:24; 2Co 13:14; Eph 6:23

God hates

Dt 12:31; 16:22; Job 16:9; Pr 6:16; Isa 61:8; Jer 44:4; Am 5:21; 6:8; Zec 8:17

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What do these verses mean?

What do Ps 115:1 and Ps 138:2 mean?