I think sometimes we tend to try to put things into a neat little box, perhaps some things that shouldn’t go into that box in the first place. Some of the reasons for this is our upbringing, experiences, education, and yes—our own opinions. My example for one such thing is the often-expressed statement “God loves us all”. Granted, that is quite true, and there should never be any denying of that biblical truth. It is, after all, in the Word, many, many times. To the believer, it is fact. To the non-believer, it is also fact though they may not acknowledge it or believe it—yet.
What if, during our conversations whenever we bring that up with whomever, we added a twist to that truth? What if we said something like this:
Does not that not only personalize, to a greater degree, the true meaning of God’s love as fully inclusive? And, it could also erase any sense of question that any one of us might somehow be “better” than, say, the unsaved we are sharing His love with? To me, it levels the playing field a bit in any conversation with that person because it would imply that we each can easily take ownership of that fact.
Yes, to a point it is semantics, but often just a simple little twist of semantics can make a huge difference in a positive way. Food for thought!
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