Malcolm Smith > Quotes

“God is love”; He does not have love, as something added to Him, something that may or may not be present, that is capable of change, increase, or decrease. He is love; it is the way He is in His essential nature. I may tell you that I have a glass of water or a reservoir of water, but it is in an entirely different category to say that I am water! To have water means that my possession of it is subject to change whether by increase or decrease, but to be water means I am never subject to change because it is what I am! He is the definition of love; love is the way He is. Agape”
― Malcolm Smith, Power of the Blood Covenant: Uncover the Secret Strength of God's Eternal Oath

“If we do not see He is the Gift, we are inevitably left with a life that revolves around reward for good behavior and punishment for every infraction of the rules, a world in which everything hinges on what we do and promise to do. Grace is He who, uninvited, comes into our world, finds us hiding in the garbage can of secrets, and announces that He loves us and has come to make us whole. It all depends on Him.”
― Malcolm Smith, Reward & Punishment