Ep. 389 - What Does It Mean to Be Loved by God?

The Living Waters Podcast

Living Waters

Evangelism, Apologetics, Jesus, Spirituality, Religion, Christianity, Gospel, Creation, Religion & Spirituality, Salvation, Prolife, Faith, Witnessing, Theology

4.9 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

God’s love is often misunderstood, reduced to performance, feelings, or circumstances rather than rooted in the truth of the gospel. Ray, E.Z., Mark, and Oscar explore how a performance-based mindset distorts identity and causes believers to question whether they are truly loved by God. The guys explain that many people assume love must be earned, which leads to insecurity and a tendency to condemn others. When this thinking enters the church, it produces a culture in which identity is tied t...

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0:00.0	God does not love us because we are lovely, but because God loves and God is love,
0:05.3	he chooses to love the unlovable.
0:08.2	God demonstrated his love toward us, and now while we were yet sinners, he died for us.
0:12.8	We think that there's no greater love than this than one to lay down his life for his friends,
0:16.4	but we were not his friend when he died for us.
0:19.5	But yet he says the greatest love is to lay down your life for his friends,
0:22.7	but laying down your life for your enemies,
0:25.2	because that's what he did.
0:26.3	While we were yet as enemies, he died for us.
0:30.0	What is that love?
0:31.8	That love does not make any sense within today's economy.
0:36.0	I want to know this love that surpasses all understanding.
0:44.7	Ladies. What a great beginning. The spirit has come and shut his mouth.
0:53.0	Ladies and gentlemen, you heard it first here on the Living Writers podcast.
0:59.6	Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is true.
1:01.4	Ray Comfort has had a great awakening.
1:06.3	Oh, yes.
1:07.3	Ray Comfort saw a movie that stirred his soul.
1:13.0	Oh, nothing has ever stirred my soul like Great Awakening.
1:16.0	Is that hyperbole right?
1:17.1	No, no, absolutely not hyperbole.
1:18.8	It's not justifies exaggeration.
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