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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