Which writer in the Bible do you feel describes God's love best and why?
2006-07-26 05:26:52 · 11 answers · asked by Richie 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
I would say King David because he wrote so many of the Psalms and that is the book people turn to most frequently - especially when they need comfort.
David was a "man after God's own heart" and was known for his sensitivity and deep thoughfulness. And yet, he committed some horrific sins: adultery and murder to name two! What set David apart was that he returned to God with a broken and contrite heart and was restored (Psalm 51).
David was honest with God and poured forth his emotions freely: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer..." Psalm 22:1-2. In the process of venting and letting God know just how awful it all is, David is comforted and answered and by the middle of the psalm he is praising God once again.
I think that's why I gain so much from reading David's psalms. He doesn't try to clean up his act before he comes into God's presence. He comes as he is, believing that God can handle anything he tosses up. When he comes to God in his vulnerability he knows God will be there for him. And isn't that a great description of love? No matter what we have done or failed to do, how angry or confused, how frightened or grieved, God's arms are open wide if we only come. It reminds of my son who began venting his anger one day. It went from a very generalized - "everything is against me" to a more specific "why did (my best friend) have to move away". After he let it all loose I said, "You really miss Chad don't you?" He fell into my arms and sobbed until he felt comforted enough to move on. That's how David is with God.
One of my favorite word pictures from David is in Psalm 131: you know how a tiny baby nurses and then when full and satisfied rests contentedly in the mother's arms? That is how David describes his relationship with God: "But I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me."
2006-07-26 06:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anne Teak 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
John talks the most about it, especially in 1st John. but he talks a lot about God's love in the other books as well. What you have to remember though is that the Bible is inspired by God, not by the individual writers, that's why it is so consistent, so you can't just read one part, or one writer, you have to read the whole thing and compare it with itself.
Paul also talks a lot about God's love. Probly the most popular thing about love in the Bible is 1st Corinthians 13, but you can't just read that chapter by itself either.
2006-07-26 05:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say that Paul describes God's love best because of what he says in his first letter to the church of Corinth. In 1 Cor. 13:4-7, he wrote:
" (4) Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud (5) or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.(6) It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.(7) Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance."
I feel that Paul most accurately describes God's love by describing its characteristics.
2006-07-26 05:38:18 · answer #3 · answered by j2of7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one answer is John in I John, II John and III John for the new testament. He uses the word "love" more often than anywhere in the bible, and details God's love for his people in a very intense way.
another answer is the Psalms by David, which very poetically often portray God's love for his people, with psalms such as number 23 and 139. Psalm 139 is amazing in its description of God's love of an individual.
However, I would answer probably God's love is described most amazingly, in my opinion, in the book of Hosea.
In this book, written by Hosea, uses Hosea's marriage and faithfulness to a prostitute as a metaphor for God's love and faithfulness to the sinful and rebellious Jewish people.
God is like a faithful husband who marries a sinful, adulturous people and still loves them despite their rebellion.
The unconditional love that God demonstrates in the book of Hosea ((though occasionally impatient and angry)) and the metaphor of Hosea and his adulterous prostitute wife Gomer are powerful images of love probably beyond what we can aspire to.
2006-07-26 05:39:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the book of Sirach as he was a practical, down-to-earth advice sort of guy. He talked about parental love and filial love and love of God. Also, I think the Gospel of Luke is a more accepting message.
2006-07-26 05:30:24 · answer #5 · answered by DMBthatsme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend the Gospel of Thomas
2006-07-26 05:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by Dr.C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solomon. I love the Proverbs.
2006-07-26 05:29:41 · answer #7 · answered by Collin R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah
"he was bruised for our iniquities" "the sins of us all fell on Him"
He could not reclaim us without the sacrifice of His son. He felt that we were worth the effort.(knowing myself, I still don't know why)
2006-07-26 05:34:29 · answer #8 · answered by firechap20 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jhon , 12:3 he says all mann are equal exept jews and muslims and all other people that dont believe in god.
2006-07-26 05:30:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
john - talks most about it, makes it easy to understand, read it, you'll see
2006-07-26 05:30:32 · answer #10 · answered by GLOBAL WARMING! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋