There can be no mistake here. The Scripture declares, again and again
that God is Love. Also, the Scripture is clear in regard to His
infinity. In fact our reason would almost carry us so far. For if all
things had a Creator, that Creator must have had no beginning. But we
take it that God will be freely conceded to be infinite in His being,
and in the qualities of His character.
He is infinite then in His love. Being infinite in His being, He could
be no less than infinite in His love. That surely means that He loves
every being that He has made. Will He not therefore do the most and best
that is possible to be done for each one of His creatures? To be sure,
there are grades of being. Some have a larger capacity than others. We
know of no law by which love would impel the Creator to create all
beings alike. No, there is a law of variety which we shall consider
later; and that accounts for beings of different function, capacity,
surroundings, employment, and so on. At the same time, is it not safe to
infer that there is a possible maximum of happiness which every being
has attained, or will attain, under a government of divine love?
Of course there may be limitations. Man has been made a free being. He
may therefore limit his own possibilities. He may deliberately choose to
do wrong.
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