Graham Downs on Nostr: "'God is #love,' as Scripture says, and that means the revelation is in the ...
"'God is #love,' as Scripture says, and that means the revelation is in the relationship. 'God is love' means God is known devotionally, not dogmatically. 'God is love' does not clear up old mysteries; it discloses new mystery. 'God is love' is not a truth we can master; it is only one to which we can surrender. Faith is being grasped by the power of love."
-- William Sloane Coffin #quotes #Christianity
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