1 John 4:8-9

Verse 8 – Those who do not love do not know God. Love is an essential part of the Christian life. It seems that God loves us so much that His love just shows right on through us, but those who do not know God do not have love. Therefore, since they do not have love, no love shines through them.

Verse 9 – How does God love us? How much does He love us? Well it says here that He gave His only Son so that we may live through Him. Can you imagine the sacrifice of God in this? He gave His Son, knowing that He would be ridiculed, mocked, scourged, whipped, beaten, and crucified. And yet it pleased Him to bruise Him (Isaiah 53:10)…Why? Why did He even want to do that? ...So that we would live… Think about that. How great is the grace of God that He would willingly give His son to die. And what more; that He would have us to live through Him.

God gave his Son so that we could have life.

What grace…