Does God Love Everyone?

Church Questions

by Matthew McCullough

“I eagerly commend this series.” ― R. Albert Mohler Jr. , President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Many new believers have questions about what it means to live as a Christian in the context of a local church, and pastors are looking for resources to pass along to their congregations to help them think biblically about the Christian life. Church Questions is a series by 9Marks that seeks to provide Christians with sound and accessible biblical teaching by answering common questions about church life. Each booklet offers biblical answers and practical applications with the goal of nurturing healthy church practice and commitment.  A popular children’s song starts with the lyrics “Jesus loves me, this I know.” Some people readily trust that they are loved by God, but others struggle to believe this is true for them. In this booklet, Matt McCullough addresses this topic by answering the question Does God love everyone? By directing us to the surprising answer found in the Bible, McCullough helps us to see God’s genuine love for all people and his specific love for those who trust in him.

Genres: Theology, Christian, Christianity

64 pages, Paperback

Published March 30, 2021

About the author

Matthew McCullough (PhD, Vanderbilt University) serves as pastor of Trinity Church in Nashville, Tennessee, which he helped plant. He is the author of The Cross of War and writes occasionally for 9Marks and the Gospel Coalition.

Reviews

[Mark E. Turner · Rating 4 out of 5]

"[A] love that you cannot earn is a love you can't lose."

[Kelton Zacharias · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helpful, though I wish it was clearer on the doctrine of election and God’s foreknowledge.

[Parker Goforth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Only 4 stars because of the length. It would leave someone really deeply wondering the theological underpinnings still looking for some discussion behind r answers. But, the answer is excellent.

[Jeremy Mueller · Rating 4 out of 5]

McCullough’s central thesis: “God does love everyone, but not in the same way” is a helpful way to understand the holy, just, and merciful love of God. The content that follows parses out this statement and provides a helpful corrective for our culture’s view of love and particularly of what it means that “God is love.” That God is love does not mean God fits the standard of what we feel he should be like. But thanks be to him that he has revealed his true and knowable love through his Word, the Bible.

[Christian Barrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This short book answers an age old question in both apologetics and theology. The works main focus is to show how God loves his people intimately, but does focus on other aspects of how God shows common grace to all and in a sense, love. This is helpful as McCullough writes in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Troy Nevitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think McCullough does an excellent job talking about the various kinds of loves and degrees that we see in God's Word regarding his love. He answers the question with wisdom and clarity. It was an excellent resource and I trust it will be great to offer Christians and questioners alike.

[Kenneth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great job simply explaining the different ways God loves everyone, how, and why. “God loves everyone, but he does not love everyone in exactly the same way.”

[Brian Pate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically an extended gospel tract. Good summary of God's love written to unbelievers.

[Sam Knecht · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and compelling. Good to give away to a non-Christian.

[Nicholas Abraham · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful, gospel-focused exploration of the love of God. McCullough wrestles with a common but important question, and he does a good job providing an answer.

[Megan R · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really great, short book. Both accessible and meaningful for everyone, from those who are simply curious about faith to those who have been walking with God for a while.

[Anete Ābola · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good booklet on the subject.

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Seems like a “sermon version” of D.A. Carson’s Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God. I recommend the Carson book for more in depth study and this one for a quick explanation.

[Travis Minogue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certainly a helpful, basic reminder of what it means to speak of God's biblical love. As Matthew recommends at the end of this book, it would be an easy intro before reading D.A. Carson's The Difficult Doctrine of the Love of God.

[Jason Keel · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can read this book in about an hour. It is a brief little book describing the love of God. Despite it's brevity is takes a wide angle view of various examples of God's love in the Bible and across it's story line. Highly recommended.

[Sandu Andronic · Rating 5 out of 5]

O întrebare care pare a fi dificilă la suprafață, dar când este luată la o analiză temeinică, nu mai este atât de speriat. Autorul cărții oferă doar o introducere în această temă, analizând mai multe pasaje biblice și în final vine cu o concluzie, care nu prea este pe gustul celor mai mulți oameni.