God is love (1 John 4) [God is love]. However, although correct, it is inadequate to say that 'God is love'. We do a disservice to God when we only say that 'God loves us' or that 'God is love'. We need to include the 'AMPLIFIER' that Jesus included when he demonstrated his love for us on and about the road from the Crucifixion to the Resurrection. If we leave out the brutal ugliness of the Crucifixion when we say that 'God loves us', we sacrifice the highlight, the emphasis, the intensification, the magnification, the amplification and the accentuation of his love for us. HE DID NOT JUST LOVE US. HE LOVED US EVEN THOUGH WE BAPTIZED HIM IN A BOILING CAULDRON OF SUFFERING. His love for us survived the evil we did to him - unscathed. He continued to love us - nonetheless. Now, that is love! Wow! Therefore, never forget to include the amplifier. 'THE SON OF GOD LOVES US EVEN THOUGH WE TORTURED AND KILLED HIM' is a superior articulation of God's love for us because it includes the amplifier. A word to the wise is sufficient.
