Love of God in Christianity

The love of God has been the center of the spirituality of a number of Christian mystics such as Teresa of Avila.

The Old Testament uses a rich vocabulary to express the love of God, as a concept that appears in many instances.

); however, the exegesis of the love of God in the Old Testament has presented problems for modern scholars, especially resolving the references to produce a consistent interpretation has been challenging and subject to debate.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.

[10][11] The same sentiment is later expressed during the Transfiguration of Jesus in Mark 9:7, where a voice from Heaven tells the three disciples: "This is my Son, whom I love.

Julian of Norwich expresses the same sentiment in her Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love (c. 1393).