The term unconditional love is banded about, lets look at this statement,consider this statement,'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'.Surely that means .God is offering the world unconditional love ?,my answer is no.It is true that in love God in love is providing for this world,being patient with this world, J.I. Packer writes of,'the longsuffering, forbearance,and His slowness to anger that continues to show kindness towards persons who have persisted in sinning ' 2 Peter 3 v9 .You could say that is a in a sense unconditional love,but that it is not in fullest sense,for when many who speak of unconditional love, they mean we are accepted unconditionally . To be accepted by God there are conditions,now we are entering into what J.I.Packer calls,sovereign redemptive love,and what John Stott calls holy love. Knowing that love ,experiencing that love, receiving that love,entails repenting of our sin,and believing in Jesus to forgave us our sins.Then and then only, will we be accepted by God .
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