how do christains believe God expressed his love?

Answer 1

God’s Love: The Biblical Presentation

The modern message of the gospel is "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." However, our idea of "wonderful" and the world’s may be a little different. Take a sinner through the pages of the Book of Acts and show him the terrifying scene of boulders breaking the bones of Stephen. Then smile and whisper, "Wonderful..." Listen together to the sound of a cat-o’-nine-tails as it rips the flesh off the back of the apostle Paul. Follow together the word "suffering" through the Epistles, and see if you can get the world to whisper, "Wonderful!"

After such a ride down Honesty Road, they may think the pleasures of sin are a little more attractive than the call to "suffer affliction with the people of God." John MacArthur said, "We need to adjust our presentation of the gospel. We cannot dismiss the fact that God hates sin and punishes sinners with eternal torment. How can we begin a gospel presentation by telling people on their way to hell that God has a wonderful plan for their lives?"

Who in the world is going to listen if we are so blatantly honest about the Christian life? Perhaps not as many as are attracted by the talk of a wonderful plan. However, the answer to our dilemma is to make the issue one of righteousness, rather than happiness. This is what Jesus did. He used the Ten Commandments to show sinners the righteous standard of God (Luke 10:25,26; 18:18– 0). Once the world sees the perfect standard by which they will be judged, they will begin to fear God, and through the fear of the Lord, men depart from sin (Proverbs 16:6). They will begin to hunger and thirst after the righteousness that is in Jesus Christ alone.

If you study the New Testament you will see that God’s love is almost always given in direct correlation to the cross: herein is love, for God so loved, God commended His love, etc. (See John 3:16; Romans 5:5,6,8; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:4,5; 5:2,25; 1 John 3:16; 4:10; and Revelation 1:5, among others.) The cross is the focal point of God’s love for the world. How can we point to the cross without making reference to sin? How can we refer to sin without the Law (Romans 7:7)?

The biblical way to express God’s love to a sinner is to show him how great his sin is (using the Law—see Romans 7:13; Galatians 3:24), and then give him the incredible grace of God in Christ. This was the key to reaching so many on the Day of Pentecost. They were "devout" Jews who knew the Law and its holy demands, and therefore readily accepted the mercy of God in Christ to escape its fearful wrath. When you use the Law to show the world their true state, get ready for sinners to thank you. For the first time in their lives, they will see the Christian message as an expression of love and concern for their eternal welfare, rather than of merely proselytizing for a better lifestyle while on this earth.

Answer 2

Oh simple ... God expressed his love in many ways, just read the bible.

-There was the passover, when he killed the first born of every family.
-There was the orders to kill any non believer.
- Oh, don't forget the time he tore the unborn babies from the mothers wombs and smashed them against the rocks.
- By proclaiming rapists must marry their victims.
- By proclaiming that a rape victim be at fault for not screaming loudly enough, and she should be punished for it.
- By sending a world flood to kill everyone for not believing in him, after he granted them free will and the right to decide.
- By sending his only son to earth, then standing by while he was horribly tortured and crucified
- By ordering that unruly children be stoned to death.

Oh I don't have time to list them all .. or room ... on the entire yahoo server.

These are all in the bible, by the way. Isn't God such a loving, caring deity?

Good thing he doesn't exist!

Answer 3

God expresses His love by bringing into existence the world of creation and the world of revelation. He who turns to the One True God with love will realize how He loves.

Answer 4

The ultimate sacrifice of love is when Christ was hung on a tree to shed his blood for all man kind.... If that isn't an expression i don't know what is. he could have turned and said, to God, let them all die, but he didnt... None of us know that kind of love or sacrifice, and we never will....

Answer 5

I will tell you. God loves us so much that he gave his only begotten Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have everlasting life. He sent his Son do die for us, because he wants us to be reunited to himself, instead of going to Hell. There is not greater love than that, besides Jesus giving up his life for mankind so they will not have to perish in the hot flames of Hell.

Answer 6

Jesus (A.S.) In Islam

Muslims do believe that Isa (A.S.) was sent down as a Prophet of Allah (God), but he (Jesus) is not God or Lord, nor the son of God. Muslims do not believe that Isa (A.S.), also known as Jesus by Christians and others, is dead or was ever crucified. We believe that he was raised to heaven and is there, and will descend at the appointed time, end all wars, and bring peace to the world. Like Jesus (A.S.), Muhammad (Peace be upon him) is also a Prophet and Messenger. Muhammed (P.B.U.H.) is the last Prophet, though, and there is none after him. Hence, Islam is the last religion, complete, with the Holy Qur'an as the unchanged and perfect word of God for over 1400 years, as God promised to preserve it till the last day for all of humankind, unlike sacred texts of other religions which have mulitple versions and are "revised" periodically. God, or Allah in Arabic, is Divine and Supreme Being and Creator.

What the Holy Qur'an says about Jesus:

They slew him not, nor did they crucify him but it was made dubious to them.
(Holy Qur'an, Surah Nisaa, Verse 157)

Hadhrat Isa (A.S.) himself told of the coming of Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). In the Bible, Jesus (A.S.) says,

If you love me, Keep my commandments. And I will pray to the Father and He shall give you another comforter that he may abide with you forever.
(Bible, John 14-15/16)

But when the comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the spirit of Truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me, and he also shall bear witness, because ye have been with me from the beginning.
(Bible, John 15-26/27)

I have yet many things to say unto you, but you cannot bear them now. How be it when he, the spirit of Truth will come, he will guide you into all truth, for he shall speak not of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that he shall speak, and he will show you things to come. He shall glorify me, for he shall receive of mine, and he shall show it unto you.
(Bible, John 16-12/14)

Answer 7

By giving his son.Jesus, as a ransom sacrifice to free us from the enslavement of sins.

God opened a new path for us to have everlasting,perfect life...

Answer 8

He DIED for us on a wooden cross, had nails go through his hands and feet,he was beaten,and tortured,they put a spear through his side to make sure he was dead.

Before he did that people had to sacrifice an animal,one without blemish,a quote perfect sacrifice for their sins. Christ came to earth to be that sacrifice for us, so that we could go to heaven.

"No one cometh unto the father,but through me."

Answer 9

SENT HIS SON JESUS INTO THE WORLD JOHN 3 :16-17 TO DIE ON THE CROSS AS A REMISSION OF OUR SINS!

Answer 10

he sent his son jesus to die on the cross and that has to be the greatest show of love to send your son to die a brutal death for people that rebelled against you so many times thats love