I’ve begun gathering thoughts for the next book in the Living Story seriesto be called Loving in God’s Story of Grace, and this morning I finally had the chance to open Leon Morris’s great treatment of what Scripture says about love. He cautions us not to apply our own definitions to love, but to seek out what the Bible says about it. In the introduction, he writes about how many Old Testament theologies have omitted as central the key theme of the Old Testament – God’s amazing love for humankind:
“It seems to me that this treatment is unjustified. Understanding the meaning of love is essential to understanding the Old Testament. It is essential because of the number and variety of words used to express it. And It is essential because the great, surprising truth that God loves puny and sinful man underlies almost everything that is written throughout the entire Old Testament. We do not do justice to the writings of the prophets, the lawgivers, the psalmists, and the rest if we do not recognize them as revelations about the God who loves. He loves those he has made, and his love leads to action to meet their needs.” Leon Morris, Testaments of Love
A good place to begin. What Old Testament passages might you turn to to see the amazing love of God?
Missing Love
