"I tell you the truth" is a repeated theme of Jesus - Holy Love of God.

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Reflecting on the last few weeks of date nights and discussions with Kim. One of her most influential books was on the Holiness of God by RC Sproul. R.C. Sproul’s idea of holy love is central to understanding the Christian faith—and he presents it with both theological clarity and existential weight. 

What is Holy Love? Sproul emphasizes that God’s love is never abstracted from His holiness. Where modern culture tends to sentimentalize love, Sproul shows that God’s love is pure, consuming, and just—because it's holy. 

God’s Love Is Not Soft—It’s Set Apart (Holy)

• Holiness means God cannot tolerate sin.
• Love means He acts for our highest good.
• Holy love means He must deal with sin—not ignore it.

The Cross Is the Climax of Holy Love ("God does not negotiate with sin. He judges it—at the cross.")

• The cross is not divine leniency.
• It’s holy justice satisfied by holy love.
• Jesus absorbs God's wrath—not because God stops being holy, but because love found a holy way to save.

Holy Love Destroys Complacency ("We trivialize grace when we forget what it cost.")

• Holy love confronts our sin.
• It calls us to repentance and transformation—not just comfort.
• Sproul warns against cheap grace; true grace is awe-inspiring because it flows from holy love.

Holy Love Commands, It Doesn’t Coddle ("God’s love disciplines His children. That’s holiness at work.")

• Hebrews 12 shows love and discipline go together.
• God’s holy love sanctifies us—molding us into Christ’s image, not affirming us as we are.

Holy Love Fuels True Worship ("We don’t really worship until we tremble at the majesty of holy love.")

• Love that overlooks sin breeds entitlement.
• Holy love evokes gratitude, reverence, and humility.

Holy love is costly, cleansing, and compelling.

• Sproul’s vision of God is not of a tame deity who loves at the expense of righteousness, but of a blazing fire who loves through righteousness.
• "To be loved by a holy God is a terrifying blessing—because it means He will not leave you unchanged."

How great is our God! Universe declares your majesty, your are holy, holy! Lord of heaven and earth, alleluia to the Lord of Heaven and Earth!