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THE LOVE OF GOD

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jan 11, 1899

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 25, No. 2.

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THE LOVE OF GOD.

"GOD is love." 1 John 4:8. It follows, then, that God can perform no act that is not prompted by love. The affliction of the righteous, the bestowal of blessings upon the wicked, and the giving and taking of life, are expressions of God's love and mercy.
When His judgments reap down the wicked, it is because they have filled the cup of their iniquity, and are a hindrance to those who would faithfully do the right. This is very plain from His dealings with Pharaoh and his host at the Red Sea. The Lord in His lovingkindnessdivided the waters, "and made Israel to pass through the midst of it; for His mercy endureth forever." Ps. 136:14, 15. Mercy is an element of love; and it was because of His unending mercy that He saved one and destroyed the other.