I'm looking for quotes on how God's love is so much broader and deeper than our love and the way we view things.
I tried doing some Google searches, but it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, as there is so much discussion out there on the general topic of His love.
If you could point me to specific forums or websites (primarily Christian) that would contain these types of quotes, I'd be much appreciative.
I'll give you some background here, so you can understand the nature of what I'm looking for. My apologies that it's a bit lengthy, but I want to convey accurately my request. Thanks in advance for your patience with me.
An example from Scripture (Mark 12:41-44): Jesus felt that a very poor widow made a larger donation to the Temple coffers than the massive amounts from the ultra-wealthy -- because it was all she had. Modern analogy: In the day of judgment, a poor Somali widow sharing her last crumbs of food would be judged having given a much greater gift than a large endowment made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (at least, as far as I understand this). This is relevant to my life and future, because one day I will have to give account to Him of what I've done, knowing that He might view the relative good of my "charitable" actions quite a bit differently than I do. As a 59-year-old lifelong bachelor living in a third-world country, I see young and middle-aged mothers of many children, making sacrifices for their children's welfare beyond what I could imagine, and I wonder, in the life to come, would they be the "kings and priests" (queens and priestesses) (Rev.1:6), having learned and graduated from advanced courses in love and sacrifice, while I, having never known want nor hunger, be a member of the lower class? For the poor He has chosen to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom (James 2:5). God looks upon our hearts, and that which is highly esteemed among men can be detestable to God (Luke 16:15). Like this poor widow who gave everything she had, some of those who are among the lowest in the sight of men could be upper class in the future society, and vice versa (Matthew 19:30).
Another example comes to mind: The repentant thief (Luke 23:39-43). He committed a capital crime, and was being executed. I don't know exactly what he did, but thieves were described as a rough bunch in the New Testament, Jesus said they "steal, kill, and destroy" (John 10:10); He described how they treated one victim: "[They] stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead." (Luke 10:30). What if a violent criminal had killed one of my loved ones? As I stand there watching him get his just desserts (as some victims of violent crime even today get to observe the execution), God forgives him publically (Luke 23:43). How could I understand God's viewpoint?! Perhaps a starting point would be for me to understand that I owe God a huge, staggeringly large debt. The analogy Jesus used involved a personal debt the equivalent of billions and billions of dollars, more than the GNP of the country. Compared with my huge, totally-impossible-to-pay debt, my brother owes me about three months' wages (Matthew 18:21-35). Of course the value of a life cannot be quantified in dollars, but the comparison between the two amounts of debt, the difference is on the level of orders of magnitude, this is the point, I believe.
Again, God's love is so much broader and deeper than our love and the way we view things, and I'm looking for quotes that illustrate this difference.
Thank you for your time.
I tried doing some Google searches, but it's like trying to find a needle in a haystack, as there is so much discussion out there on the general topic of His love.
If you could point me to specific forums or websites (primarily Christian) that would contain these types of quotes, I'd be much appreciative.
I'll give you some background here, so you can understand the nature of what I'm looking for. My apologies that it's a bit lengthy, but I want to convey accurately my request. Thanks in advance for your patience with me.
An example from Scripture (Mark 12:41-44): Jesus felt that a very poor widow made a larger donation to the Temple coffers than the massive amounts from the ultra-wealthy -- because it was all she had. Modern analogy: In the day of judgment, a poor Somali widow sharing her last crumbs of food would be judged having given a much greater gift than a large endowment made by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (at least, as far as I understand this). This is relevant to my life and future, because one day I will have to give account to Him of what I've done, knowing that He might view the relative good of my "charitable" actions quite a bit differently than I do. As a 59-year-old lifelong bachelor living in a third-world country, I see young and middle-aged mothers of many children, making sacrifices for their children's welfare beyond what I could imagine, and I wonder, in the life to come, would they be the "kings and priests" (queens and priestesses) (Rev.1:6), having learned and graduated from advanced courses in love and sacrifice, while I, having never known want nor hunger, be a member of the lower class? For the poor He has chosen to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom (James 2:5). God looks upon our hearts, and that which is highly esteemed among men can be detestable to God (Luke 16:15). Like this poor widow who gave everything she had, some of those who are among the lowest in the sight of men could be upper class in the future society, and vice versa (Matthew 19:30).
Another example comes to mind: The repentant thief (Luke 23:39-43). He committed a capital crime, and was being executed. I don't know exactly what he did, but thieves were described as a rough bunch in the New Testament, Jesus said they "steal, kill, and destroy" (John 10:10); He described how they treated one victim: "[They] stripped him of his clothing, wounded him, and departed, leaving him half dead." (Luke 10:30). What if a violent criminal had killed one of my loved ones? As I stand there watching him get his just desserts (as some victims of violent crime even today get to observe the execution), God forgives him publically (Luke 23:43). How could I understand God's viewpoint?! Perhaps a starting point would be for me to understand that I owe God a huge, staggeringly large debt. The analogy Jesus used involved a personal debt the equivalent of billions and billions of dollars, more than the GNP of the country. Compared with my huge, totally-impossible-to-pay debt, my brother owes me about three months' wages (Matthew 18:21-35). Of course the value of a life cannot be quantified in dollars, but the comparison between the two amounts of debt, the difference is on the level of orders of magnitude, this is the point, I believe.
Again, God's love is so much broader and deeper than our love and the way we view things, and I'm looking for quotes that illustrate this difference.
Thank you for your time.
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