When you apply a certain word to God, it must bear the same essential meaning as it does when you apply it to man; otherwise it has no meaning at all. When you say that God is Love or Intelligence, or that He is Just, these words must mean substantially what they mean when applied to human beings. The love of God must be essentially the same that we know as the love of the mother for her children, or the love of the artist for his creation, purified and increased to infinity, of course.
Many people say that God is Love, and at the same time maintain that He visits finite sin with eternal punishment.
The truth is that God is Love and Intelligence; and that He works with perfect wisdom and perfect justice to all, at all times, in the ordinary and correct meaning of these words.
God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all (1 John 1:5).
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is Love (1 John 4:8).
Good and upright is the Lord. (Psalm 25:8).
Many times we strive to complicate the clear and unambiguous language of the Bible to suit our personal needs. Let’s face it; much of the Bible’s most important instructions and information are absolutely clear. We just may not want to face it and apply them in our lives. That is natural, but it will not lead us to our Eden.
If we are to walk each day in the Garden God created for us, we must face these plain truths and seek consistently to apply them to our lives through our words, thoughts and deeds. It is not easy, but the reward is infinitely greater than the sacrifice.
Truthfully,
Z gardener
Good Morning Garden 
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