Verses of God's great love for me.

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The Coptic Orthodox tradition emphasizes that God’s love is not a mere feeling, but a transformative, sacrificial reality. We see this love most clearly in the Incarnation, where God became man to unite us to Himself. As we pray in the Gregorian Liturgy: "You, as a Lover of mankind, have created me a man... You have opened for me the paradise to enjoy."

Here are 20 verses from the Old Testament and the New Testament that reveal God's immense love for you:

From the Old Testament (The Father's Longing)

1. Jeremiah 31:3: "The Lord has appeared of old to me, saying: 'Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore with lovingkindness I have drawn you.'"
2. Isaiah 43:4: "Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honored, and I have loved you."
3. Isaiah 49:15-16: "Can a woman forget her nursing child... surely they may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands."
4. Zephaniah 3:17: "The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing."
5. Psalm 103:11: "For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him."
6. Psalm 103:13: "As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear Him."
7. Deuteronomy 7:8: "But because the Lord loves you... the Lord has brought you out with a mighty hand."
8. Song of Solomon 2:4: "He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love."
9. Hosea 11:4: "I drew them with gentle cords, with bands of love... I stooped and fed them."
10. Isaiah 54:10: "'For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,' says the Lord, who has mercy on you."

From the New Testament (The Manifestation of Love)

1. John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
2. Romans 5:8: "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
3. 1 John 3:1: "Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!"
4. 1 John 4:9: "In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him."
5. 1 John 4:10: "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins."
6. Romans 8:38-39: "For I am persuaded that neither death nor life... nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
7. Galatians 2:20: "I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me."
8. Ephesians 2:4-5: "But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us... made us alive together with Christ."
9. Ephesians 3:17-19: "...that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend... the love of Christ which passes knowledge."
10. Revelation 1:5: "To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood."

In the Coptic faith, we respond to this love by calling Him Pi-mai-romi, the Lover of Mankind. As St. Cyril of Alexandria taught, God’s love was so great that He could not bear to see His creation perish, so He united Himself to our nature to restore us to His image. This love is best experienced in the Holy Eucharist, where we partake of His Body and Blood to remain in His love eternally.