John 3:16-17
God LOVES the World
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
1 John 4:8
God is LOVE
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
When God created the heavens and earth He did it in an organized and established order...And I relate creation to the LOVE He has for the world...He gave His people rules and laws and order and He did so, of course, with good reason...God does nothing without a reason or purpose...The question was and is, can we follow His rules and His natural laws..Complete LOVE can LOVE their enemies...
So as I read that God is LOVE, it means many things...I believe that Complete LOVE has established rules of morality and rules to exist in the world...(We, as mankind, have not yet been able to love in this sense)...It seems to me that LOVE is not only about morality and how we treat others, but also about an established rule of order for the world...And in this rule and order of Complete LOVE there becomes a harmony in the universe and this world...And I believe, LOVE does just that...
When God sent Jesus to us, we have learned that this Complete LOVE and harmony can happen, because this One Man, who dwelt among us, did it...He shows us great things can happen, if everyone loves, and forgives, and has mercy on everyone...God did not send us his Son and Jesus to condemn the world, but to learn more about LOVE...God wants us to love like He LOVED others...God sent us Jesus so the world will be saved through Him...