Why is God so relentlessly committed to the project of salvation? Why does YHWH persevere in covenant faithfulness when Israel has proven so unable to fulfill her calling?
In this installment of our introduction to the Bible, God declares his answer: love. God loves so dearly that he cannot abide humanity's suffering. "For my sake...," says God, "I will blot out your transgressions."
And with these words come ultimate hope and comfort! We are loved based not on "us," but on God. And thus ...
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