god as love

• John 3:16: 'For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life'
• John 4:8: 'God is love'
• The belief that God is love is central to Christianity, based on Jesus' sacrificial death on the cross as an example of selfless, unconditional love
• Agape


  Selfless, self-giving, generous and unconditional love
• Agape is part of the Trinity, the perfect relationship of love between the Father, Son and Holy Spirit
• Agape


  The love that Jesus Christ modeled and exemplified through his teaching, example and sacrificial death on the cross
• Agape is the foundation for Joseph Fletcher's situation ethics
• Steadfast love (Hebrew: hesed)


  God's dependable commitment to the covenant with Israel in the Old Testament
• God's steadfast love and commitment to the covenant


  A link to the idea of God as the sustainer, the source of strength, and having a steadfast love for humanity
• In the Old Testament, the term 'steadfast love' (hesed) is used to refer to God's dependable commitment to the covenant with Israel
• In the New Testament, the term 'Agape' is used to describe the selfless, self-giving, generous and unconditional love of God, as exemplified by Jesus Christ
• The love of God, as expressed through the concepts of steadfast love (hesed) and Agape, is central to Christian beliefs about God