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We Love Because He Loved Us First (Endnotes)

1. R. C. H. Lenski, The Interpretation of I and II Corinthians (Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis, MN. 1963), p. 558. Close

2. The Greek text of 2 Timothy 4:8 reads, �loved his appearing.� People love his appearing in many ways, including by living a loving life in anticipation of being rewarded at his coming, and by longing for him to come. Thus, in this context, �longing� for the appearing of Jesus Christ is implied in �loving� his appearing. Close

3. Dan Allender and Tremper Longman, Bold Love (Navpress, Colorado Springs, CO, 1992), p. 43. Close

4. For further study visit TruthOrTradition.com/hell and see our book Is There Death After Life? Also, see the entry on Revelation 20:10 in our free online commentary to the REV� Bible at STFonline.org/REV Close

5. People often blame God for things He did not do, and expect things from Him He says are our responsibility, not His. See TruthOrTradition.com/DontBlameGod for further study and our book, Don�t Blame God! A Biblical Answer to the Problem of Evil, Sin, and Suffering. Close