1st John 3:1 (KJV):
"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not."
Charles Spurgeon:
"The great marvel is not so much that God should love us, as that He should ever have loved us at all. His love is uncaused, unmerited, unsought. It flows spontaneously from His own heart. It is love which reflects nothing from us and finds its source only in Himself."
(Sermon: "The Love of God and the Love of Man," 1872)
"If God calls us His children, what manner of love must this be? He does not merely save us from wrath or pardon our sins, but He adopts us into His family and gives us His name. What a glorious privilege!"
(Morning and Evening, Commentary on 1 John 3:1)
Octavius Winslow:
"Behold! It is as though the apostle himself is lost in holy wonder at the astonishing truth. A love so divine, so condescending, so sovereign, so pure, as to make us the sons and daughters of the Lord Almighty."
("Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul," 1841)
Robert Murray M'Cheyne:
"This is no common love. It is a love peculiar, infinite, and eternal. It is the manner of love displayed in making sinners not merely pardoned but also part of His family, bearing His image."
(Letters to a Soul, 1836) |
