God as love and love as God
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God as love and love as God
God is love, says 1 John 4:16; so, is love God? It would seem to follow. We know what the meaning of is is. It’s not that simple, most churched folks tell me, citing complications. But what if it is? What if God is a gift of nature? We love one another and being beloved—in the bliss of which lovemaking, we often plead, “oh God, oh God!” Is this not then sufficient grace?
