EP. 1079: Does God Really Love Humanity?

One of the most famous Scriptures in the Bible says, “God so loved the world, He gave His only begotten son” for it. For many, the obvious follow up response is, "Great! Then why is the world more messed up now than ever before?"  In truth, God does love humanity.  His love is expressed in a profound and eternal plan.  While understanding this plan may be challenging, it certainly is not impossible.  On many occasions Jesus showed us the magnitude of God’s love and plan.  But he showed us in story form.  We will look at a series of parables – a series of stories - Jesus used in Luke 15 and 16 to trace the power and grandeur of God’s love for all of us.  By carefully following the symbols in the parables, we can clearly reveal their meaning!