As we reject God and slouch towards Gomorrah, we find that the erotic "free love" that promised so much ultimately fails to deliver true love of neighbor. We also find that God does not love everyone in the same way. Listen to Ardel Caneday, David Schrock, and Stephen Wellum discuss Dr. Caneday's longform essay, "The True Nature of Love, God's and Ours."

Timestamps to Know

·  Intro: 00:33

·  The Idea of ‘Free Love’ - 2:12

·  The Impact of ‘Free Love’ on the Church - 4:55

·  Government Sponsored Erotic Love - 8:05

·  The Pietistic Approach to ‘Just Preach the Gospel’ - 13:01

·  Carson’s Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God - 16:26

·  Intra-Trinitarian Love – 21:09

·  The Rise of Creation/Climate Care in Evangelicalism - 24:21

·  God’s Love for the World in General – 29:23

·  1 John 4:7-10 – 30:36

·  Love Includes Judgment & Wrath - 35:04

·  God’s ‘Electing’ Love - 36:08

·  Closing Thoughts - 37:37

·  Outro - 40:37

Resources to Click

·  The True Nature of Love, God’s and Ours: Love is from God and Imitates Him by Ardel Caneday

·  The Doctrine of the Trinity: Three Distinct Persons by David Schrock

Books to Read

·  1984 – George Orwell

·  Knowing God – J.I. Packer

·  The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God – D.A. Carson