What the Bible Reveals About Its Author - THE BIBLE REFLECTS GOD'S LOVE

 The Bible reveals that Jehovah is keenly interested in us. How so?  His Word is filled with accounts that express human emotion.  We can related to the Bible characters  because they were people "with feelings like ours." (James 5:17) More important, by observing how he dealt with people like us, we are able to understand more clearly that "Jehovah is very tender in affection and merciful." - JAMES 5:11.

The Bible reveals Jehovah's love for us in another way.  The Scriptures assure us that our God will not abandon us when we make mistakes.  The Israelites sinned against Jehovah again and again; yet, when they sincerely repented, God forgave them. (Read Isaiah 55:7.) First-century Christians were also made aware of God's love.  Under inspiration, the apostle Paul urged fellow believers to "forgive and comfort" a man who had  pursued a course of serious sin but who had repented. (2 Corinthians 2:6, 7; 1 Corinthians 5:1-5)  How remarkable that Jehovah did not reject his worshippers just because they had erred!  Rather, he lovingly reached out to them, corrected them, and invited them back into his arms.  He promises to do the same for all repented sinners today. - JAMES 4:8-10.

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