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  TWO KINDS OF LOVE
  by David Wilkerson
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Summary: God has two kinds of love: a general love for all sinners and a
special love for His children, which is experienced by believers who
have received Jesus as their Savior and Lord.

Topics: "Identity in Christ", "God's Love"
Scripture References: Deuteronomy 7:6

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DESCRIPTION
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David Wilkerson emphasizes the two kinds of love that God has: a general
love for all sinners and a special love for His children. He explains
that while anyone can embrace God's general love through repentance, His
exceptional love is reserved for those who are part of His family.
Wilkerson highlights that God's chosen people, Israel, were once the
sole recipients of this special love, but now, through Jesus, all
believers are included as His beloved children. He encourages listeners
to recognize their value in God's eyes and to understand that they are
now part of a royal priesthood, cherished and loved by the Father.

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CONTENT
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The Father has two kinds of love: a general love for all sinners and a
special love for all who are in His family. God's general love for
mankind can be embraced by anyone who comes to Him in repentance. But
God's heart is also filled with another kind of love--a distinctive,
exceptional love for His children!

God has always had a chosen people for Himself upon whom He bestowed His
great love. Israel once was the sole object for this special love:

"For you are a holy people to the Lord your God; the Lord your God has
chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the
peoples on the face of the earth. The Lord did not set His love on you
nor choose you because you were more in number than any other people,
for you were the least of all peoples; but because the Lord loves you
... [He] has brought you out with a mighty hand ..." (Deuteronomy
7:6-8).

God directed these words to Israel. Yet, if you have received Jesus as
your Savior and Lord--if you have been adopted into God's family and He
is your loving Father--you too must come to grips with how special you
are to Him! You are the recipient of God's extraordinary love and here
are His words to you:

"You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own
special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you
out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but
are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have
obtained mercy" (1 Peter 2: 9-10).

At one time you were not an object of His special love, but now you are!
You have been reconciled to the Father and He loves you deeply--right
now, at this very moment!

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/david-wilkerson/two-kinds-of-love/
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