God loves us

Connections List
 * HS Gifts
 * Chief end of man
 * Love
 * Salvation
 * Grace
 * Emo Carriage
 * Hosea Principle
 * Seek God
 * Freewill bin
 * Steadfast love
 * Rely on God, he helps

Scope
 * God loves us.
 * How does God feel towards us?
 * Gods proactive role in salvation/wooing.

Topics
 * Mech/theo
 * Verses
 * Else (cat later)

Mech
 * God created us, therefore he wants us to be united to him (unless we choose otherwise). Willing to exercise great strength to achieve this
 * John 17:23 God may love us similar/as-much-as he loves JC. God is all powerful and perfectly good, so it makes sense actually. His actions towards us may be different than to JC, similar you love your dad vs. your kid different.

Verses
 * John 3:16 (context of nickodemus)
 * 1 John...?
 * Cross
 * Streadfast love OT
 * Isaiah 55:1-3 come all who are thirsty. Buy without money. Why do you labor for what does not satisfy? I will give you life.
 * Matt 20:1 the landowner (God) goes into market to get workers
 * Matt 22:9 go out to get ppl for banquet. Luke 14:24
 * Ezekiel 16 god woos Israel and she leaves, Hosea

Else
 * He is jealous song
 * Magnitude - eph 1, cross
 * Gifts
 * Rom 8 give us all good things
 * Ask fish give stone Luke 11
 * Gods love/grace towards us is like a waterfall (niagra) into a cup. Excessive. Full to overflowing. Delivers truth (linear falling) and power.