Our attitude toward all men should be that of equality because we are common creatures. We are of one blood and kind.
Miroslav Volf: God is Wrathful Because God is Love.
God isn’t wrathful in spirit of being love. God is wrathful because God is love
Jonathan Edwards – A Humble Broken-Hearted Love
A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken hearted love.
Maximus the Confessor: Perfect Love…loves all men equally…
our Lord and God Jesus Christ, manifesting his love for us, suffered for all mankind and granted to all equally the hope of resurrection, though each one renders himself worthy either of glory or of punishment.
On the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32.
...The parable of the prodigal son is ultimately a story of hope. It reassures us that no matter how far we have wandered, God’s mercy is always within reach...The father's compassion towards his sons is a testament to the unconditional love that awaits us when we turn back to God. The father runs out to meet the younger prodigal on the way home. Again, the father runs out to the field to council the elder prodigal brooding in the field and resisting reconciliation with his younger brother. Both sons in the parable embody different aspects of humanity’s struggle with sin and self-righteousness, yet the father’s response to each underscores a profound truth: God’s love is constant, and His mercy is infinite....