Sodom was destroyed and unredeemed, Samaria unredeemed,

Israel worse than both, and God forgave her.

Why is it that God would so forgive? he set his love on Israel and made Israel his own possession.

Their mind, he said. I'm your host Phil Johnson.

Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur.

I'm your host Phil Johnson. Welcome to Grace to you with John MacArthur.

I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

It's easy to understand why a child loves his parents,

and why parents love their children,

the love you have for your spouse, and how you could grow to love a particularly

caring friend but how and why would you love someone who is ungrateful, unruly, and frankly unworthy of your devotion.

The truth is you and I would not love like that, but God would and does.

So why does he love the very people who openly reject him?

Find out as John MacArthur helps you understand God's amazing love for you.

The love of God, that's the title of John's current study. And with

today's lesson, here's John. To grasp the character of God's love in some

manageable ways and to begin to understand it I have offered to you

three propositions. First of all, God's love is unlimited in extent. God's love is unlimited in extent.

God's love is unlimited in extent.

Secondly, God's love is limited in degree.

And thirdly, God's love is ultimately directed at his own glory.

Let's talk about this second love.

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