The Love of God

Alternate Labels

The Goodness of God
The Benevolence of God
The Mercy of God

Web Links

Key Passages

Psalm 107:1-43
Jeremiah 31:3
Hosea 14:1-4
John 3:16
John 15:9-10
John 17:23-26
Romans 8:35-29
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 John 3:1
1 John 4:7-21

Reading List

Key Passages

Psalm 107:1-43
Jeremiah 31:3
Hosea 1:1-4
John 3:16
John 15:9-10
John 17:23-26
Romans 8:35-29
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 John 3:1
1 John 4:7-21

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Love | Concise Oxford English Dictionary
love | Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Thesaurus
Love | Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (Eleventh Edition)
God, Love of | New Nave’s Topical Textbook
Love | Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible
Love | The Handbook to Bible Study
God, love of | Dictionary of Bible Themes
Love of God, The | New Topical Textbook
Love | Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Love | The New Bible Dictionary
Love | Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
love | The HarperCollins Bible Dictionary (Revised and Updated)
Love | The Lexham Bible Dictionary
Love | Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible
Love | New Dictionary of Biblical Theology

Systematic Theologies

Bancroft, Emery: Christian Theology, pp. 76-77
Barth, Karl: The Being of God as the One Who Loves | Church Dogmatics
Benson, Clarence H.: The Love of God | The One True God
Berkof, Louis: The Love of God | Systematic Theology
Boyce, James Petigru: Holiness, Goodness, Love and Truth | Abstract of Systematic Theology
Erickson, Millard J.: Love | Christian Theology
Erickson, Millard J.: God’s Goodness | God the Father Almighty: A Contempory Eploration of the Divine Attributes
Evans : The Mercy and Lovingkindness of God; The Love of God | The Great Doctrines of the Bible, pp. 43-48
Grudem, Wayne : Love | Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Bible Doctrine pp. 199-200
Hodge, Charles: The Goodness of God | Systematic Theology
Kauffman, Daniel: Love | Bible Doctrine: A Treatise on the Great Doctrines of the BIble
Lloyd-Jones, D.M.: The Goodness or Love of God | Great Doctrines of the Bible, Volume 1: God the Father, God the Son
McCune, Rolland: Love | A Systematic Theology of Christianity Volume 1
Miley, John: Love | John Miley’s Systematic Theology, Volume 1
Packer, J.I.: Goodness: God Is Love | Concise Theology
Pope, William Burt: The Love of God | A Compendium of Christian Theology
Ridgley, Thomas: Benignity of God | Body of Divinity Volume 1
Shedd, William G.T.; Gomes, Alan W.:Goodnes (Including Benevolence and Mercy) | Dogmatic Theology
Strong, Augustus Hopkins: Love | Systematic Theology
Thiessen, Henry Clarence: Introductory Lectures in Systematic Theology, pp. 130-132 (original edition, copyright 1949)
Thiessen, Henry Clarence: >> https://ref.ly/logosres/thiessensystheo;ref=Page.p_82;off=887 | Lectures in Systematic Theology (revised edition)

Monographs

The Radical Cross: Living the Passion of Christ by A.W. Tozer
A Godward Life by John Piper
First Love by John MacArthur
Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God by D.A. Carson
Nothing Greater, Nothing Better: Theological Essays on the Love of God by Kevin Vanhoozer

Articles and Chapters in Books

Bridges, Jerry: Trusting God Even When Life Hurts, Chapters 9-10 pp 135-158
Crosby, Tho. Of the Love of God | The History of the English Baptists from the Reformation to teh Beginning of the Reign of the King George I
Henry, Carl F.:God’s Incomparable Love | God, Revelation and Authority
Strauss, Richard L.: God Is Love | Chapter 12 in The Joy of Knowing God
Torrey, R.A.: The Love of God | What the Bible Teaches
Tozer, A.W. The Knowledge of the Holy, The Love of God, Chapter 21 pg 97-102

Sermons

Bryant, Al ed.: The Love of God by F.E. Marsh | Sermon Outlines on the Attributes of God
Bryant, Al ed.: The Love of God to a Perishing World by Jabez Burns | Sermon Outlines on the Attributes of God
Bryant, Al ed.: The Love of God to Man by Jabez Burns | Sermon Outlines on the Attributes of God
Flavel, John: Opens the Admirable Love of God in Giving His Own Son for Us: John 3:16 | The whole works of the Reverand John Flavel Vol 1-6
Lappin, S.S.: The Love of God | Lappin’s Sermon Outlines
Lappin, S.S.: The Love of God For Lost Man | Lappin’s Sermon Outlines
McCheyne, Robert Murray: Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear | The Works of the Late Robert Murray McCheyne, Vol 2
McCheyne, Robert Murray: Who Shall Separate Us from the Love of Christ? | The Works of the Late Robert Murray McCheyne, Vol 2
Paley, William: The Love of God: 1 John 4:19 | The works of William Paley, Vol 3
Simeon, Charles: The Electing Love of God an Incentive to Holiness: Deuteronomy 10:14–16 | Horae Homileticae Vol 2: Numbers to Joshua
Simeon, Charles: The Love of God Towards His People: Isaiah 63:9 | Horae Homileticae Vol 8: Isaiah
Simeon, Charles: The Love of God in Giving His Son for Man: John 3:16 | Horae Homileticae Vol 13
Wesley, John:

Web Links

All About: Love of God
Brown, Greg: Characteristics of God
Boyce, James Montgomery: Abstract of Systematic Theology
Deffinbaugh, Bob : The Love of God | Bible.org
Chafer, Lewis Sperry: Part 3: Biblical Theism The Attributes of God (Concluded) BSAC 096:381 (Jan 1939)
Keathley, Hampton J III: What God Is Like
Stewart, Don : Is God Love?
Theopedia: Love of God

Music / Hymns

Lehman, Frederick: The Love of God | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
Matheson, George: O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
Shea, George: The Wonder of It All | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
Wesley, Charles: And Can It be That I Should Gain? | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
Wesley, Charles: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions
What Wonderous Love Is This | Amazing Grace—366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions

Illustrations

God’s Love | My Favorite Illustrations by Herschel Hobbs
Loves Quiet Confidence, A poem by John Wesley | My Favorite Illustrations by Herschel Hobbs
Infinite Love | My Favorite Illustrations by Herschel Hobbs
Unending Love | My Favorite Illustrations by Herschel Hobbs

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