jesus – Angels-Aliens

What Part do WE Play in Salvation?

–

It has become glaringly obvious that, in our time, there are many false teachings about salvation.

I am increasingly seeing pastors, professors and lay people espousing that salvation comes by belief in Jesus without respect to our own obedience. In fact, the idea that we must believe in Jesus and follow him has been called “Lordship salvation,” or other derogative terms.

Here is a prime example.

In light of this, I have put together a video describing what part we play in salvation. Along the way, I describe why this has been so misunderstood and why our own obedience is imperative.

For the full scoop, please see my video on YouTube: What Part do WE Play in Salvation.

*For all who follow my blog, please consider also subscribing to my YouTube Channel. There, I cover Narcissism and all manner of theological topics. Thank you in advance, and I hope to see you there!

The Truth Seeker Will be Saved

(Please check out my corresponding video and consider subscribing to my YouTube channel.)

I have long pondered and written about the topic of salvation, as it is something that has stoked my curiosity throughout my entire Christian walk.

And why not?

At the end of the day, there is nothing in heaven or earth more important than knowing God and understanding where (and how) we will spend eternity. So many questions come to mind.

Who will be saved in the end?

What part do we play in salvation?

What is the real connection between faith and works?

I know all too well that many have embraced the idea that we have little (or even nothing) to do with our own salvation. I have stated—and will always continue to state—that this is a heresy arising from the very depths of hell. In essence, such a view is the equivalent of saying that obedience has no bearing on salvation.

Put another way, what we do is entirely irrelevant.

I have covered this extensively in multiple publications, and this article discusses the pivotal connection between faith and works. Here, I want to go about addressing the issue of salvation in an entirely different way, by examining it through another lens.

In this article, I wish to frame this issue more positively and push each of us to really evaluate our role in salvation.

______________

Laying the Groundwork

Let’s start with something we should all be able to agree upon: we all have different starting and ending points in our faith journey.

That is, we all come from diverse backgrounds. We all have varying skills and abilities. Everyone on earth has a different mental capacity and unique critical thinking skills. For these reasons, everyone is going to have a different level of understanding that can be reached. Some will end up way down the path of knowledge, while others are capped at a place much farther back.

This issue goes even deeper, stretching into human intent.

I, for example, hold several views that are in opposition to what most self-professed Christians teach and believe. To name a few:

I believe that both God and the angels have bodies.
I believe that life ceases at death—that is, that “death” truly is the absence of life—and that the resurrection marks the time when all the dead will be brought back to life. (i.e. we don’t die and go to heaven. See my book on this)
I believe that the current nation of Israel is a counterfeit, and that the NT authors clearly redefined “Israel” as all who follow Christ and place themselves under new the covenant that he both instituted and presides over.

I could go on, but this is only meant to prove a point.

I arrived at these conclusions based on an in-depth study of Scripture, reading and/or listening to other thinkers, and weighing out the logical considerations.

Here’s the thing: others can follow the same steps and come to entirely different conclusions.

Well intentioned, thoughtful people can research the same biblical concepts—with an open mind—and simply differ with my beliefs. Now, people typically disagree on doctrine because one of the two (or both) didn’t pursue the topic in a comprehensive and honest way. However, disagreements still happen at times even when they do.

One more wrinkle that must be considered is that Scripture testifies that most people will not be saved. Jesus stated this plainly:

“For many are called, but few are chosen” (Mt. 22:14).

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it” (Mt. 7:13-14).

Jesus even addressed this concerning the many who will believe they are following him, but were indeed never part of his Kingdom:

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness” (Mt. 7:21-23).

This, friends, explains how some can be involved within the church throughout their entire lives and never know the Lord. Whatever works, effort, and involvement they displayed is rendered useless in the end.

But how can that be?

______________

A Cloud of Confusion

Let’s be clear about what has been said to this point. Two things about salvation need to be understood within this article, so let me plainly summarize them here:

All people will be judged differently, based on their personal abilities and their capacity to understand reality.
Most people will not be saved, even many who claim to be believers.

Keep these two points in mind as we continue.

Now, all this might lead us to think that salvation is a far more difficult matter to contend with than previously thought. Rather than clearing anything up, it may feel like I have simply created a larger and more ominous cloud of confusion!

If the story ended here, then that would no doubt be true. Thankfully, it does not.

Indeed, there is a way to cut through all this and point to what is truly imperative in the process—yes, the process—of salvation.

______________

The Truth Seeker Will be Saved

When you get to the heart of the matter—fully understanding that human beings do have a part to play in their own salvation—Scripture and logic meet to point the way forward.

At the end of the day, there is only one thing that can make sense of how people who vary so dramatically regarding background, ability, intelligence, life circumstances, era, and so much more, can all be equally (and fairly) judged. Likewise, only one thing accounts for why so many can profess Jesus as Lord but still be condemned at the end.

It all comes down to this:

The pursuit and acceptance of the truth.

Please note that, within this one explanation, there are two parts. The first part is about the pursuit of truth. That is, are we genuinely seeking to understand reality, particularly as it pertains to our faith? Do we vigorously study Scripture, investigating how it relates to the world around us? Are we frequently in prayer and spiritual contemplation? Are we searching for the truth?

Are we trying—to the best of our ability—to understand the truth in all aspects of life?

The second part of this is equally important but is dependent upon the first. Are we willing to accept the truth when it is revealed to us? Are we able to change our views if it’s discovered that we are in error, or are we too proud to do so? Do we care more about what we already believe than what is true? (Read that last question again)

Are we trying—to the best of our ability—to embrace and apply the truth in our lives?

Truth, friends. Pursue and accept the TRUTH!

This is why Jesus literally called himself “the truth” in John 14:6:

“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (my emphasis).

Embracing Jesus is to accept the plainest representation of truth ever divulged to humanity. Alternatively, to deny him is to reject the plainest representation of truth ever divulged to humanity. Not surprisingly, Satan is alternatively called the “father of lies” (Jn. 8:44). That is, he is the opposite of the truth: the opposite of Christ!

Along these lines, do you recall what Jesus called the Holy Spirit?

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come” (Jn. 16:13, my emphasis).

Yes, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth.

Elsewhere, Scripture repeatedly speaks about our acceptance of the truth as the pivotal issue at stake. In talking about the last days and the coming of the “lawless one,” Paul said this concerning those who will be condemned:

“The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness” (2 The. 2:9-12, my emphasis).

In 2 Timothy 4:3-4, we read this about the world as we move toward the last days:

“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.”

Do you understand this message? Believe me, this theme is carried out within the entire body of Scripture.

Our pursuit and acceptance of the truth is what cuts through all other considerations. It is what separates the wheat from the chaff.

_____________

Conclusion

Our pursuit and acceptance of the truth is no doubt why Scripture often reminds us that God judges the heart (1 Sam. 16:7, Jer. 17:10, Mt. 5:8). Put another way, God judges our intentions, motives, effort, and what we are about at the deepest, inward levels.

All this can make sense of several things that, on the surface, may seem illogical. For example:

How someone who struggles more with sin than another person can be saved just the same.
How two people can be saved, despite having completely different levels of understanding about the Bible, the world, and all else.
How a person can have greater works than another, though he is unsaved and the one with fewer works is saved.
How someone who spends their entire life in “service” to the church can still be condemned at the end.

Do you now understand how all this can be the case? Do you see why this issue—the issue of truth—pierces through the confusion?

Everyone has the ability to either pursue or flee from the truth.

Everyone has the ability to either accept or reject the truth.

These two fundamental realities cut across all other barriers: those of knowledge, intelligence, gender, age, race, nationality, era, and everything else.

This is precisely why all people will be without excuse (Rom. 1:20), and why no one will be able to plead ignorance at the Judgment. No one will get a pass for refusing to search out the truth or for failing to follow it.

No one will be saved or condemned based on factors beyond their control, but only on their pursuit and acceptance of the truth.

Again, this does not mean that those who are saved understand everything there is to understand, nor does it reduce salvation to a matter of knowledge. In fact, this is exactly the opposite of the case I have been making! Salvation is case dependent and assessed on an individual basis, just as Scripture reveals (Rev. 22:12, Mt. 16:27, Rom. 2:6-8).

Each person will be judged according to their desire to know the truth and their obedience in following it.

In an attempt to drive this home one last time, consider the types of things that passionately pursuing and embracing the truth would lead to:

The understanding that Jesus is the Messiah, the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Jesus is the Son of God and our only atonement for sins.
A greater knowledge about the evil workings of our world and the depths of its depravity.
The desire and ability to search oneself, making every effort to be obedient to Christ.
A genuine sense of open-mindedness and a willingness to reform our own views, even changing them when necessary. No doctrine or belief will be held as more sacred than our commitment to the truth.

So much more could be said, but the underlying message in all this should be clear . . .

The truth seeker will be saved.

If this does not challenge you to evaluate your own salvation—hungering to both pursue and embrace the truth in all aspects of your life—then I fear that nothing will. I pray that you will not miss this clear message and the opportunity in front of you.

In closing, remember the very words of our Lord:

“If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”[1]

–

(Please check out my corresponding video and consider reading this blog if you found this helpful.)

–

References

[1] John 8:31-32, my emphasis.

Love and Wrath (Part Two)

In the previous article, I explained how the Bible describes love. If you have not read part one, then I urge you to start there so that the overall context can be understood for this article.

Perhaps the key thing we learned in part one is that God is love. We are not told that “God is judgment,” “God is mercy,” “God is wrath,” or anything of the sort. It is in God’s character to be merciful, to judge, and to pour out wrath at times, but such things do not literally define His character or essence.

However, we are told that love does; “God is love.”

This means that all God’s actions extend from His loving nature. Again, all God’s actions are done out of love. This simply must be kept in mind when considering the events described in the Bible, as well as how God interacts with His people today.

God either answering a prayer, or seemingly ignoring it, are both done out of love.

God raising a just ruler to lead His people was always done out of love.

God judging Israel throughout the OT was done out of love.

God redeeming the world through Jesus was done out of love.

This probably registers with most of us, but it goes a step farther. Believe it or not, God bringing wrath upon the wicked and unrepentant is also done out of love. Yes, even God’s wrath is connected to His love.

Allow me to explain.

______________

Examples of Wrath

The Bible is replete with examples of where God pours His wrath out upon wicked humanity.

This first notable time this was seen was in the destruction of the world through the Great Flood. Humanity had become so corrupt that God had no choice but to wipe the slate clean and start over with the few righteous people who remained:

“Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually. So the Lord was sorry that He had made mankind on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. Then the Lord said, ‘I will wipe out mankind whom I have created from the face of the land; mankind, and animals as well, and crawling things, and the birds of the sky. For I am sorry that I have made them” (Gen. 6:5-7).

And wipe out the world—all but Noah and his family—God did.

A similar, but more localized, event transpired later with the obscenely corrupt cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. After several times going back and forth, God finally told Abraham that He would spare the city of Sodom if even ten righteous people could be found there (Gen. 18:32). Since the righteous could nowhere be found, God poured His wrath out upon the cities:

“Then the Lord rained brimstone and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah from the Lord out of heaven, and He overthrew those cities, and all the surrounding area, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground” (Gen. 19:24-25).

Whenever stubborn groups or individuals threatened God’s overall plan to bring salvation to the world, God poured His wrath out on them. This can be seen in Korah’s rebellion, where a particularly dark and unruly sect attempted to overthrow Moses and Aaron’s ministry (and, by extension, God’s plans). God had no choice but to remove the rotten berries from the rest of the patch:

“And as he finished speaking all these words, the ground that was under them split open; and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, and all the people who belonged to Korah with all their possessions. So they and all that belonged to them went down alive to Sheol; and the earth closed over them, and they perished from the midst of the assembly” (Num. 16:31-33).

God even poured His wrath out in the New Testament by striking Ananias and Saphirra—two individuals who attempted to cheat the church and then cover up their deed—killing them on the spot (see Acts 5).

While many other examples could be mentioned, we must always remember that God has created hell as the ultimate place of punishment for Satan, the demons, and even unrepentant humanity:

“Then He will also say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you accursed people, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels” (Mt. 25:41).

Hell serves that the ultimate example of God’s wrath being poured out onto the world. As I have discussed in this blog, hell is a place we should not even wish to contemplate, much less be sentenced to. It is certainly true that God’s wrath flows from his hatred for sin and from His righteousness.

However—and as I will now briefly explain—it also flows from God’s tremendous love.

_____________

Wrath from Love

While often missed, it is God’s love that propels Him to take up for His Saints. Just as Revelation provides us with the image of the martyrs crying out to God for justice (Rev. 6:9), we understand that God does and will take up for His people. In fact, it is for this very reason we are told to leave vengeance to the Lord:

“Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord” (Rom. 12:19).

Paul even goes on to further explain how this will work. We are to love our enemies and, in doing so, God will avenge those who love Him:

“But if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing you will heap burning coals on his head” (12:20).

God’s ultimate answer to the persecution of His people is judgment and destruction upon their enemies. God is slow to anger, however, and desires that all truly have a chance to be saved (2 Pet. 3:9). Unfortunately, we know that many will never repent but will continue to do evil. While the wicked will often reap what they sow in this life, we know for certain that they will in the next.

God’s love also means that He will not suffer His good Creation to forever be marred by sin:

“For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now” (Rom. 8:22).

Moreover, this is precisely why God is going to create a new heaven and earth!

Even hell—that is, everlasting punishment and estrangement from God—is a necessary realm, in light of God’s love. Strange as it may be to consider, hell will exist in part as a reminder that God will not tolerate sin and wickedness.

Jesus often—at least 11 times—made reference to a flaming garbage dump that once lay outside of Jerusalem—a place he called “Gehenna”—as an example to all of what will come of the unrighteous.

For the eternity, the real “hell” that he was alluding to will serve as a perpetual reminder that sin will not be tolerated.

Hell will not only serve as a testament to the destructive nature of sin and the incredible righteousness of God, but it will also serve as a testament to God’s love: His defining characteristic.

God loves the saints, the angels, and his soon-to-be restored Creation far too much to allow sin to go unpunished.

_______________

Conclusion

Contrary to the logic of the world—which is foolishness to God—God’s love necessitates that His wrath exists. God punishes the wicked and destroys sin because of His great love for His children: those who follow Him.

Remember, once more, the fundamental reality that God is love. There is no way to divorce any of God’s actions from His very nature. God’s righteousness and hatred for sin is demonstrated in His wrath. However, so is His love. A God who does not punish those who persecute His people is not a loving God at all.

Think about it.

Do you love your children if you do not come to their defense? Do you allow evil within your home at the expense of your loved ones? God doesn’t. Evil is often—though not always—permitted for a time, but “Vengeance is Mine, and retribution, In due time their foot will slip” (Dt. 32:35a).

With all this in mind, I have often heard skeptics make the following statement: “I can’t believe in a god who would send people to hell.” When you understand what Scripture reveals about God’s nature, as well as the nature of evil, then you might just take the opposite view. When I hear people say they “can’t believe in a god who would send people to hell,” I simply reply:

“I can’t believe in a God who doesn’t.”

Praise be to God that we serve a Creator who loves us—and prioritizes us—enough to sacrifice His only begotten Son for our salvation. Likewise, praise be to God that our Creator loves us enough to punish our persecutors.

Finally, praise be to God that Love could never allow sin to remain a permanent fixture of reality.

–

Love and Wrath: Part One

–

In my time producing literature, videos, and other Christian resources, I have been confronted with many objections.

When I came out hard against the Covid-19 agenda,[1] some told me that I was disgracing the church and that I would have blood on my hands. When I rejected the view that believers die and “go to heaven” as disembodied souls, I was told that I am a “materialist.” When I have spoken against Freemasonry and the rampant Satanism on display in our world, I am frequently told that I’m paranoid or that I am trying to see the worst in things. These are just a couple examples of many that could be mentioned, but there is a point to get to.

Perhaps the most consistent objection I receive—either from alleged believers or nonbelievers—is that my messages are sometimes not loving enough; “You need to worry more about loving people,” I often hear.

Now, a lot of my readers already understand that this is a baseless objection. They understand that I am by no means hateful or unloving, but that I am a realist. I believe in telling the truth and presenting the facts, even if that is uncomfortable for others or even myself.

All this does bring up an interesting question though. With so many people banging the drum of love, do we even know it means from a spiritual perspective? As the artist Haddaway once asked, What is Love?

In part one of this two-part series, I am going to describe what the biblical concept of love truly is. With that in place, we will be equipped (in part two) to understand what God’s wrath is about and how the two are actually connected.

Let’s start with love.

______________

Understanding Love

Before drawing our own conclusions, it’s always best to allow Scripture to define the terms for us. This will involve looking at passages where the term “love” is used, as well as evaluating the meaning of the original terms being translated.

Scripture plainly states that “God is love” (1 Jn. 4:8b). That is, God perfectly exemplifies and defines what love is. His very character is love, and He displays love in all his actions. His judgment, justice, mercy, redemption and yes, even God’s wrath, are illustrations of His loving nature.

There isn’t a “love part” to God, nor is God’s love seen only in particular actions. All acts of God are acts of love.

1 John 4:7-8 also reveals that one who truly loves is born of God, and those who cannot truly love (like narcissists) are not born of God. Simply put, this means that those lacking in love are indeed children of Satan. Going farther, the next part of the passage reveals something critical to the overall discussion:

“By this the love of God was revealed in us, that God has sent His only Son into the world so that we may live through Him” (4:9).

If we ever wondered what an act of genuine love—divine love—looks like, we understand that it looks like Jesus. God sending his only Son to take upon himself the sins of the world and lay down his life as a propitiation—that is, God took His wrath out on Jesus instead of sinful humanity—is the ultimate act and example of love. Obviously, this is why John also famously wrote:

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life” (Jn. 3:16)

Jesus told us: “Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends” (Jn. 15:13). This makes sense, right? God’s ultimate expression of love was to give His Son’s life for the world, and our greatest expression of love would be to give our lives for our friends.

Bear in mind that Jesus said “friends” (philon). That is, “someone dearly loved (prized) in a personal, intimate way; a trusted confidant, held dear in a close bond of personal affection.” He did not say to die for our enemies, though His love is so great that Jesus did that very thing! He died for all (2 Cor. 5:15).

The word for “friend,” used above in John 15:13, leads us to a powerful point and to the meaning of the Greek words themselves. The primary Greek terms that are translated as “love” are agapaó and phileó.

The term agapaó means “to love, wish well to, take pleasure in, long for; denotes the love of reason, esteem.”
Alternatively, the term phileó connotes the “love (of friendship), to regard with affection, to cherish; and to kiss.”

Both, for example, are displayed when Jesus “reinstated” Peter at the end of John’s Gospel (21:15-17). Twice, Jesus asked Peter if he loves (agapaó) him, and Peter consistently replies that he loves (phileó) Jesus. Notice I said twice for Jesus using the word agapaó. This reveals one of the reasons we know the verbiage mattered. You see, Jesus suddenly changed up his line of questioning the third time. Instead of asking Peter if he loves (agapaó) him, Jesus now asks if he loves (phileó) him. This is something akin to Jesus finally asking Peter: Do you even regard me with affection?

Many commentators see no difference between the terms and assert that the clear contrast in the words meant nothing, but I disagree.

Further, such an obvious difference in word placement would have been impossible to miss for early listeners—since most would only have heard, and not read, the NT writings—and would have been just as obvious to later interpreters.

Lastly, we know there is meaning in these terms because Peter, after the third time being questioned, became elypēthē, meaning “deeply grieved” or “excessively sorrowful.”

So, while Jesus was reinstating Peter, Peter’s position toward Jesus was still lacking (at least, at that time). I explain much more about Jesus and Peter’s relationship in this article, for those interested.

The point is, agapaó and phileó are contrasted in Jesus’ interaction with Peter. The word phileó is, by defintion and usage, something of a “lighter” form of love, and agapaó is being used as the deepest form of love.

It is a form of agapaó (ēgapēsen)[2] that is used in John 3:16. Looking deeper into the term, we see an interesting explanation (from Strong’s). agapaó “preeminently refers to what God prefers as He “is love” (1 Jn 4:8,16). We also see it explained in this way: “a discriminating affection which involves choice and selection.”

This makes sense of the passages we have already seen. Agapaó speaks to what is often called “agapé love,” as the two terms are connected. This form of love is a deeply thought out, strongly preferential form of affection toward another person. Put another way, agapé love means to place another as first importance.

Jesus gave his life for the sins of the world because God placed humanity as first importance. As Jesus said in John 15:13, a person who gives their life for a friend is putting that person as first importance. Jesus was asking Peter if he placed his Lord and Rabbi as first importance, a question that caused Peter to leave in disappointment because he had not done so to that point.

Love is to place others as first importance. This is exactly why Scripture consistently reveals that all the commandments—outside of loving God—can be summed up in this one: “Love your neighbor as you love yourself” (Lev. 19:18, Mt. 22:39, Rom. 13:19).

Can we really say that this is what most of us mean when we throw around the term “love”? Not hardly.

____________

Practical Love

In the previous study, we see the essence of what “love” really means, as the Bible explains things. Love is about prioritizing another above the things of the world or ourselves.

If understood in this way, we can have a better idea of what love is, and also what it is not.

Love is . . .

Warning people about the dire consequences of sin.
Telling the world that there really is a hell and that, apart from giving our lives to Christ, it will become one’s everlasting residence.
Exposing the schemes of Satan and the dark state of the world, in the hopes of leading others to the Light.
Being honest with others about biblical truths, even if that means offending them.
Being kind, humble, and sensitive in calling out sin and error.
Considering others’ needs as being more important than our own, while also understanding that self-care is critical.

Love is not . . .

Making excuses for sinful behavior or pretending that sin is not sin.
Telling someone that hell isn’t real, or that God will not send them there for habitual disobedience.
Ignoring the most important spiritual realities of our time so we can provide theological comfort food to others.
Ridiculing, participating in useless bickering, or berating others because they don’t agree with you.
Giving up on people quickly, out of laziness or because of a simple offense.
Taking endless abuse from someone who does not appreciate you (i.e. becoming a doormat or a punching bag).

For the Christian, these are some of the ways that genuine love plays out. This is how we can practically understand the biblical teachings about the unparalleled and unrivaled term called love.

___________

Conclusion

Indeed, “love” is often very misunderstood.

Perhaps no word has been more compromised, abused, conflated, and simply taken for granted than love. And still, it is the most important of all words. As Paul said, love is the greatest of all things:

“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. . . And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Cor. 13:4-7, 13).

Hopefully, this article has helped you to understand—maybe even for the first time—what Paul was really talking about. If we truly grasp the teachings of Scripture and the character of God, then we see that love is truly the greatest and most powerful force in all reality. It is the very explanation of who God is, how we commune with Him, and who we are called to be.

As I describe in part two, love even explains wrath: the wrath of God.

–

[1] This was one of my earliest articles on the matter, and System of the Beast thoroughly revealed the evil scam that was Covid-19.

[2] This is the aorist, active, indicative, 3^rd person singular form of the word. It is past tense to describe that it occurred, but not to suggest that God’s love is not ongoing.