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“He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.” 1 Thessalonians 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.
Inspiring poems about God's love to remind you how much God loves each and every one of us. These Christian poems express the joy of knowing how much God cares and loves every person He has created. You can also see expressions of how we may feel if we did not have God's love as a refuge. God's love for us is a great gift!
The madman, a representation of Nietzsche himself, questions the existence of God and highlights humanity's responsibility for his "death." The poem explores the consequences of this loss, including the decline of morality, the absence of meaning, and the existential despair that plagues modern society.
Analysis (ai): This poem explores the enduring nature of love, suggesting that love is not subject to the constraints of mortality. The speaker asserts that the loved cannot truly die because love itself isimmortal, even divine.
The one who does not love has not become acquainted with God [does not and never did know Him], for God is love. [He is the originator of love, and it is an enduring attribute of His nature.] Christian Standard Bible
Love comes from God, so those who demonstrate love show they have fellowship with Him. The inverse is also true. The person who does not demonstrate love does not know God.
For God is love - John is simply explaining that they do not know God experientially as evidenced by the fact that they have no power to manifest the quality of love which God is (See God's Attribute of Love). Stated another way, they don't know Him because they don't "look" like one of His children!
