Publisher's Synopsis
Can you imagine what your town, your nation, this world would be like if Christians loved as they are commanded by God to love others? That is, to love all other people, as Jesus Christ loved people. To love other people, as acts of obedience to Him. In the Bible, God's love is revealed. The Apostle John, known as the Apostle of love, does not simply say that God loves, but rather he clearly states that God is love (1 John 4:16). You may well be asking now, a question such as: "How is God, love?" God is the Holy Trinity, three persons in one, which is a living, vibrant community which is sustained by its interactions and those interactions are of the best and truest nature of love. Every activity of the Trinity is an expression of love. God loves because that is his very nature. Throughout the Bible, God's love is described as unfailing, everlasting, intimate, sacrificial, unbreakable, conquering, immeasurable and all-knowing. How is God's love seen? God has shown his love supremely in that he has given his Son to be the Savior of the world. Therefore, if a person takes up the opportunity that offers to move into the sphere of his love, they can know and enjoy God in a personal relationship. God had only one Son, Jesus Christ, and he sent him on a rescue mission to seek the lost and to reconcile people to God. That is love in action. The lover dying for the ones he loves.The Bible is a unified message of the love that God has for people. A message which reveals a God who calls people to Himself. Why? Because God is love. For centuries, God's chosen people, Israel, looked ahead to a time when the Messiah would come to save and to rescue them. That Messiah, we believe and trust in, is the person of history we know as Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the most important figure in human history. Almost everybody has an opinion about him - whether positive, negative or indifferent. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John tell us of his life. We explore who Jesus said that he was, who others said that he was and why it matters.We then go on to the book of Acts, looking at the events following His departure. What, or rather, who gave the impetus for the early Church? What was the catalyst for the mission of the Church? A mission which began with the 12 disciples, spread throughout the known world and consequently down through history. What were the events caused by the small group of Jesus' followers, which caused such upheaval, causing the then known world to change comprehensively?The story continues until today. Jesus Christ, who was and is the Light of the World, has hit town. The lightning bolt of God's love has come to the world in the person of history, we know as Jesus Christ. Come on in and see what happens when God's love hit town. A love exemplified and revealed in and through the life of Jesus Christ, and as evidenced in the early Church. For your convenience, there is a list of all references and quotes from the Bible. The list is in alphabetical order, primarily to help those not used to looking up the Bible.
