The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum "Love your enemies" and "Does God love all"

hisalone,

1) I do not understand "set" to mean something other than "to have AND extend love for". Or, to put it more simply, God loved Israel and no one else, which the passage surely shows.

2) God's love was given to ALL Israel, i.e., the true Israel as Paul indicates, for example, in Romans and Galatians:

Please read the Deuteronomy passage again carefully and notice the discriminating love of God toward Israel vs. His anger (non-love) toward the nations of Canaan. Secondly, notice carefully that not only did God love Israel and not the other nations, but He also chose Israel because He loved them AND He would keep His promise (covenant of grace) which He made with their forefathers, i.e., Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. And lastly, read the entire chapter and notice again the vivid contrast between God's love for His chosen people and all other peoples. Can you conclude after reading it that God loved ALL, without distinction and equally? <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" />

Oh, take your time in replying . . . we will be here, D.v. <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

In His grace,