Title: The God of Love in John’s Gospel
Text: John 3.16 and others
Structure: the love of God is
1. inherent
2. extensive
3. selective
4. effective
Resources cited:
D. A. Carson. The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. Wheaton: Crossway, 2000. Kindle version available here. This book has been made freely available as a pdf by The Gospel Coalition.
William Bridge. A Lifting Up of the Downcast. Originally published in 1648. Reprint, Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1961. Monergism.com has a free pdf of Bridge’s five-volume works. You’ll find the thirteen sermons that comprise A Lifting Up of the Downcast at the beginning of volume 2.
