THE

STEADFAST
LOVE OF GOD
HOSEA 3:1
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What if we extremely sin

against God, we He still
love us?
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• Some Christian have wrong

definition of God’s love.
• “God loves me if I do what is
right.” – Performance base
• We instantly condemn ourselves
or others if they have done
something unpleasant.
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• But let us be reminded that God is

love and have a better
understanding. In 1 John 4:8b –
love is not God’s occupation, it is
who He is.
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• If we want the best definition of love,

it can be found in 1 Corinthians
13:4-7. – That is love and that is our
God.
• But the problem is, we often stop
receiving the love of God especially
when our behavior is not good.
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• God wants us to have a deeper

understanding about His “steadfast
love.”
• Steadfast – firmly fixed in place,
immovable, not subject to change,
unchanging, firm in belief,
determination or adherence,
LOYAL
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• The steadfast love of God in this

book was portrayed through the life
of married couple:
The unfaithful wife
Long-suffering husband
 I. THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE –
HOSEA 1:2
• Gomer was a prostitute and Hosea was
a prophet.
• Prophet = Deut.18:18
• Would you believe if I tell you that we
are all guilty of adultery in the sight of
God?
• We are/become adulterous the moment
we depart from the Lord. – Hosea 1:2
 I. THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE –
HOSEA 1:2

• We run after our lovers – v.5

• We chose our earthly desires,
selfish desires, ambition, wants
without God’s guidance.
• We go after our fleshly desires.
 I. THE UNFAITHFUL WIFE –
HOSEA 1:2

• 2:6-7 – God blocks our path with

thorn bushes to stop us to continue
walking towards our destruction.
• 2:11-12 – Emptiness will lead us
back to God
 II. THE LONG-SUFFERING
HUSBAND
• Patiently enduring lasting offense or
hardship.
• Hosea 3:1 – the Lord commanded
Hosea, “Go, show your love to your
wife again.”
• The word “AGAIN” indicates
repetition.
 II. THE LONG-SUFFERING
HUSBAND

• Everyday we commit mistakes or

sometimes we have this favorite sin
which is Hard to let go.
• Praise be to God for sending our
loyal, faithful, long-suffering,
righteous savior, Jesus Christ.
 II. THE LONG-SUFFERING
HUSBAND

• When we were still Proof that

powerless – God’s love
Romans 5:6 does not
• While we are still depend on
sinners – Romans our
5:8 behavior.
 II. THE LONG-SUFFERING
HUSBAND

• The Great Exchange – Rom. 6:1-4

• We cannot continue to sin because
Christ live in us.
• Jesus Christ died on the cross once
and for all to pay the penalty of our
sins.
 II. THE LONG-SUFFERING
HUSBAND

• We are free – free to pursue living a

holy life.
• Therefore, do not use your freedom
to indulge to sin again.
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What if we extremely sin against

God, will He still love us?
YES!
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• Repentance is not a tool for

condemnation about where we have
been, but a welcome invitation
towards where God eagerly longs
for us to go.
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• The Compass
• Even if you had just used it twenty
minutes ago, it will still give you the
right direction.
• Same goes with repentance, it brings
us back to the right path back to God
– to His will.
• “God does not keep a record of
wrongs.”