Can I Say ‘God Loves You’ to Unbelievers?
Ask Pastor John
Desiring God
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🗓️ 19 July 2013
⏱️ 5 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Jeremy writes into ask, |
| 0:06.0 | could quote, |
| 0:06.5 | in light of the doctrine of predestination, |
| 0:08.4 | how are we to go about day-to-day evangelism? |
| 0:11.2 | I used to tell people that they are dearly loved by God, |
| 0:13.6 | that Jesus loves you. |
| 0:15.1 | But if they are not one of the elect, |
| 0:16.6 | then is it honest or right to tell them this? |
| 0:18.9 | So Pastor John, here's a question, |
| 0:20.6 | how do you handle the language of God's love for sinners |
| 0:23.7 | generally in light of reform, so tearyology? |
| 0:28.0 | It is honest to say to the world that God loves you, |
| 0:34.0 | because I think that's what John 3.16 says and means, |
| 0:38.6 | for God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, |
| 0:42.7 | so that whoever believes, |
| 0:45.5 | so that the love of John 3.16 is an indiscriminate love |
| 0:50.3 | that consists in a bona fide offer of His Son |
| 0:55.6 | to every person for their receiving and Matthew 5. |
| 1:02.6 | Love your enemy and you will be like your father, |
| 1:05.1 | who makes the Son rise on the evil and the good. |
| 1:08.5 | So there are numerous places where God's universal love |
| 1:13.3 | is spoken and it's not wrong, |
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