{"product_id":"the-god-who-loves-9781400277940","title":"The God Who Loves","description":"\u003cp\u003eGod is love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's the most basic definition of God in Scriptures, but so profound that it's often misunderstood. In this probing book, a brilliant Bible expositor brings us into the very heart of God by answering such questions as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf God is love, how could He send anyone to hell?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's the difference between the loving God of the New Testament and the angry God of the Old Testament?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf God is love, why did He require His Son to die such a cruel death on the Cross?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can God be both loving and jealous?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author argues against the two polar views of God as a sentimental grandfather whose doting love could not bring him to punishment of the disobedient and God as an angry tyrant who would rule by threats. Both extremes paint a distorted picture of God and further confuse the issue of understanding God's love, Dr. MacArthur writes. He insists that what God loves is actually defined by what He hates, and that neither His love nor His wrath can be understood in isolation from the other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough the author is clearly aware of the way great men have grappled with these issues in the history of the Church, his doctrinal presentations arise more from the biblical text than from dogmatic theology. He examines in detail the way John?the apostle of love?treats love in his First Epistle, then fleshes out the doctrine of God's love in vivid representations of real people interacting with divine love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400277940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John F. MacArthur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574013403317,"sku":"9781400277940","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5ee8d6a8-b447-4676-85ef-4cc66590e2e0.jpg?v=1643688251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-god-who-loves-9781400277940","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}