Lie: I can (should try to or must) become more worthy of God’s love.
Truth: We can live and feel more worthy of God’s love, but we cannot be more worthy.
Divine love is at the heart of the gospel. Love is what moves God to rescue us: “For God so loved the world that he gave . . .” and “God demonstrated his love for us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” It’s a truth and a message almost too good to be true, yet unless we believe it – that we are loved – first by our parents and then by God, we cannot really flourish in life.
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