Small Whisper: A Podcast of Christian Belief

God's Love

1 John 3:8: God is love

-God’s love is action

1 John 3:16, 18

1 John 4:8-12

Romans 5:8

-God’s love is costly to him

1 John 3:16

1 John 4:9

Romans 5:8

-God loves, not because the objects of his love are lovely, but because he is love.

1 John 4:10: Not that we have loved God, but that he loved us

Romans 5:6-11

But this does not mean that God is reluctant to love or is emotionless in his love for us.

Zephaniah 3:17

John 5:10-11

1 John 3:1

-Common grace

Matthew 5:44-46

-Love within the Godhead

Matthew 3:17, 17:5

Matthew 12:18

John 14:31

-God’s love is an electing or choosing love

Deuteronomy 7:6-10

-Covenant love

Deuteronomy 7:6-10

Psalm 106:45

Ephesians 3:14-19

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Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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Jeremiah 31:3

I have loved you with an everlasting love;

therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you. (ESV)

Small Whisper: A Podcast of Christian Belief

The Mercy of God

Mercy is kindness expressed in action toward someone who has committed an offense, an enemy, or someone otherwise within a person’s power. Mercy involves a differential of power or authority - the individual showing mercy is not obligated to show kindness or compassion, but provides a rescue, a relief, a way out of a situation that is causing misery, distress, or threat of harm or destruction.

Psalm 107

“Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble,

And he delivered them from their distress.” (ESV)

Mercy is a major theme across the Old Testament. From earliest times, God reveals that he is merciful.

Exodus 33:18-19

Exodus 34:6-7

Deuteronomy 4:29-31

Titus 3:1-7

goodness, lovingkindness, mercy, grace

Ephesian 2:1-10

God is rich in mercy

Matthew 9:10-13

Luke 6:35-36

Psalm 103:8-17

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Show website: https://smallwhisper.alitu.com

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Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 (ESV)

Small Whisper: A Podcast of Christian Belief

The Goodness of God

The apparent conflict between God’s holiness and God’s love is not real.

God is holy, and God is loving. God’s love arises out of his holiness.

While God is ethically holy and righteous, most references in Scripture to his goodness refer to his kindness, generosity, and love.

Genesis 50:20

Psalm 145:9,15-17

Psalm 65:9-13

Acts 14:17

Romans 2:4

James 1:17

Common grace is God’s ongoing favor toward all people.

Matthew 5:44-46

Love and pray for your enemies. This is how his children imitate the Father’s goodness

Psalm 36:7-9.

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Show website: https://smallwhisper.alitu.com

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Unless otherwise noted, scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Song "Finish Line", performed by Reveille (including the music, lyric(s), and title(s)thereof). Licensor: Soundstripe, Inc.

Small Whisper: A Podcast of Christian Belief is a production of Small Whisper Media

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Psalm 104:27-28

These all look to you,

to give them their food in due season.

When you give it to them, they gather it up;

when you open your hand, they are filled with good things.