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“God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).
Sometimes other people, perhaps relatives or friends, may tell us that they love us. Yet we may not be convinced of their love, for sometimes they do not do anything to show their love. The right words are there, but there is no proof that they mean it. At other times, people may deliberately deceive us by telling us that they love us, and then use our confidence in them to do us harm when we are not expecting it.
Judas Iscariot, one of the Lord’s twelve disciples, was like that. He was a good pretender, and all during the earthly ministry of the Lord Jesus he appeared to love and serve the Lord Jesus. But in his heart he was a fake, and eventually he betrayed the Lord Jesus. One of the worst things he did was to kiss the Lord Jesus, to show His enemies who He was so that they could arrest Him.
But God has fully proved His love by sending His Son to die for us. What more could God do to prove His love? He could not have given a greater gift than His beloved Son.
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