Article January 29, 1966 Issue

Signs of the Times

with contributions from Earl L. Douglass, George R. Farnum

Earl L. Douglass, Columnist in The Daily Review Atlas Monmouth, Illinois

There is no more important statement in the entire Bible than the declaration (I John 4:8) that "God is love." This is something more than saying that God is lovable or that He manifests love for His creatures. We cannot think of anything existing without substance, and the Bible assures us that God's substance is love. ... We discover that love is God's will in action. ... Love is God's purpose being put into action and reality. Probably when we get down to the bottom of the matter, there is nothing in the universe but love, for God is love and God is the of the universe. ...

Love is everything in the life of God, and if our lives are to please Him it must be everything in our lives. We are to hate sin and evil but we are never under any circumstances to hate people. ...

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