Unconditional Love

The head pastor of my church had a random one-liner that blew me away the other day. It’s simple, but if you’ve ever wondered about evil and it’s purpose w/in God’s presumably loving plan then hopefully you’ll find it helpful.

He said, Without sin, unconditional love could not exist.

Since I’m obsessed w/ them, I’ll use a syllogism to elaborate:

Premise A: Sin is a reality. It is choosing not to love or placing a condition on one’s love for another.

Premise B: God cannot sin.

Conclusion: Therefore perfect, unconditional love exists (in God).

Funny how the things at church that impact me the most are often said in passing during the announcements…