Does God Truly Love Everyone?

[Xethea]

I think I will mostly get yes answers for this question, but I did get a no just a little bit ago. I'm wondering how many others here would also say no. Just curious.

[missmuffet]

God loves every human that He has created. 

[1to3]

John 3:16

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 

Romans 5:8 But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 12:9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.

Romans 3:23 For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

 

Psalm 97:10  O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

Psalm 11:5  The Lord tests the righteous, but his soul hates the wicked and the one who loves violence.

Matthew 6:14-15For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

 

Revelation 2:6 Yet this you have: you hate the works of the Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

1 John 4:8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

Matthew 5:43-44 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

 

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

2 Corinthians 5:21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Romans 5:6-8 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

 

Leviticus 20:23 And you shall not walk in the customs of the nation that I am driving out before you, for they did all these things, and therefore I detested them.

John 8:11 She said, “No one, Lord.” And Jesus said, “Neither do I condemn you; go, and from now on sin no more.”]]

Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

 

 

 

Edited March 28, 2019 by 1to3

[Michael37]

1 hour ago, Xethea said:

I think I will mostly get yes answers for this question, but I did get a no just a little bit ago. I'm wondering how many others here would also say no. Just curious.

1. Potentially God loves everyone because God is love. 1Jn 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
    
2. Actually God's love is not perfected in everyone.  Jas 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

The problem with the poll is that it suggests God's love is static and finite when it is the opposite of these.

[1to3]

Proverbs 8

The Excellence of Wisdom

8 Does not wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
² She takes her stand on the top of the ^[a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
³ She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
⁴ “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
⁵ O you simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
⁶ Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
⁷ For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
⁸ All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
⁹ They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
¹⁰ Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
¹¹ For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.

¹² “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
¹³ The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And the perverse mouth I hate.
¹⁴ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, I have strength.
¹⁵ By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
¹⁶ By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of the earth.
¹⁷ I love those who love me,
And those who seek me diligently will find me.
¹⁸ Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
¹⁹ My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
²⁰ I traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
²¹ That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.

²² “The Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
²³ I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
²⁴ When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
²⁵ Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
²⁶ While as yet He had not made the earth or the fields,
Or the primal dust of the world.
²⁷ When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
²⁸ When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
²⁹ When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When He marked out the foundations of the earth,
³⁰ Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman;
And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
³¹ Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And my delight was with the sons of men.

³² “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For blessed are those who keep my ways.
³³ Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
³⁴ Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵ For whoever finds me finds life,
And obtains favor from the Lord;
³⁶ But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”

[Who me]

God's love for everyone is seen in his gift of life for everyone, in his giving of the 10 commandments and ultimatly in his sending of Jesus,

God had no need to send Jesus, he would be perfectly just if he let us live, die and be judged.

We have no grounds for accusing God of being unjust, lacking in care, compassion or love for us.

[Xethea]

11 hours ago, Michael37 said:

1. Potentially God loves everyone because God is love. 1Jn 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
    
2. Actually God's love is not perfected in everyone.  Jas 4:4 You adulterers and adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

The problem with the poll is that it suggests God's love is static and finite when it is the opposite of these.

just asking, because people told me they believe in these few basic views. Not everyone views God's love the same. I'm curious what people mostly believe here. Some said yes and no just here on this site on other forums, and they were spread out, so i was wondering if the majority or not believes God loves all or just certain people. Of course not all these answers are correct, but some believe the false answers.

[OneLight]

God does love everyone, but not everything they do.  I didn't see this as an option to choose from, so I didn't select any option.

[Billiards Ball]

I cannot imagine greater love for enemies than dying for them (Romans 5).