But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us
-Romans 5:8
Some people like touchy-feely love...some like gifts -chocolates, flowers..some feel loved when others spend time with them -go on dates etc...some need love to be demonstrated in actions or words...personally I think my 'love language' is mainly centred around time and words. (I love words. I'm a linguist, after all). Anyway..no idea how your family/friends/boy- or girl-friends/others make you feel loved, but even if you haven't thought about it, you'll have things that affect you more than others.
This verse says that God's "I Love You" is by sending his one and only son to DIE for people (us) who were STILL SINNERS. i.e. people who were rejecting him, couldn't care less, wanted to kill him. In the sermon this morning, this observation particularly struck me...
If you're gunna give your Son - only son - to be killed for someone else, then that other person has gotta be WORTH saving, right? If they weren't, you wouldn't save them. If they're not worth it, you wouldn't sacrifice a Holy, Perfect Son of Man for them.
---> GOD THINKS YOU'RE TO DIE FOR!
