Bible Study
1st Quarter 2025
God’s Love and Justice
God is love. So says 1 John 4:8 and verse 16. The entirety of the Bible testifies to this fact. The Christian faith is centered on God’s character of love. Love is at the core of who God is, at the core of everything that we believe, and should be at the core of everything we do. Accordingly, the way we understand love affects the entirety of our faith and practice. If, for example, one believes that God’s love must be earned or merited, a person might think that God does not love them because they are sinful and unworthy. And, in relation to others, one might expect others to merit love—a recipe for disaster.
In this and many other ways, how we understand God’s love has massive implications for our faith and practice. Yet, what is love? If you ask ten people to define love, you might get ten different answers. Even among Christians, there are many myths and misunderstandings about God’s love.
For example, Christians offer different answers to…
Contents and Introduction
Lesson 01
December 28–January 3
Lesson 02
January 4–January 10
Lesson 03
January 11–January 17
Lesson 04
January 18–January 24
Lesson 05
January 25–January 31
Lesson 06
February 1–February 7
Lesson 07
February 8–February 14
Lesson 08
February 15–February 21
Lesson 09
February 22–February 28
Lesson 10
March 1–March 7
Lesson 11
March 8–March 14
Lesson 12
March 15–March 21
Lesson 13
March 22–March 28