The Love of God Considered

Summary

The sermon explores the love of God from both perspectives: our love for God and God's love for us. It emphasizes that God's love is sovereign, eternal, unchangeable, and the foundation of salvation, while our love is a grace implanted by the Spirit. The preacher highlights the importance of having our hearts directed into God's love by the Holy Spirit, which leads to increased love for God, love for others, obedience, and patient waiting for Christ. The sermon draws extensively on biblical texts to affirm the depth, nature, and effects of God's love.