Your emphasis on God's love, in light of all of his attributes, seems to be a painful twisting and the antithesis of the love that you paint a picture of.
Love is not one of His attributes. Love is who He is.
I think the misunderstanding might be in our definition of Love.
There are 5 greek words that are translated into English using the word love.
I do not have the greek words in front of me now but they are romantic love, brotherly love, love of things (I love that food, I love that car etc) erotic love.
They are basically things that make self feel good.
I do not think that is a coincidence. That was by design to order to sow confusion.
When people talk about love it brings up emotions or feelings. So when someone talks about Agape love they make the same connection.
Agape Love is not the "feelings" love.
Agape Love reaches past self.
What does the term “attribute” mean when applied to God?
Theologically:
Attribute: an inherent characteristic of God.
Each attribute is the whole of the Divine Essence – each is eternal, omnipresent, and immutable.
Your emphasis on God's love, in light of all of his attributes, seems to be a painful twisting and the antithesis of the love that you paint a picture of.
Love is not one of His attributes. Love is who He is.
I think the misunderstanding might be in our definition of Love.
There are 5 greek words that are translated into English using the word love.
I do not have the greek words in front of me now but they are romantic love, brotherly love, love of things (I love that food, I love that car etc) erotic love. They are basically things that make self feel good.
I do not think that is a coincidence. That was by design to order to sow confusion.
When people talk about love it brings up emotions or feelings. So when someone talks about Agape love they make the same connection. Agape Love is not the "feelings" love. Agape Love reaches past self.
What does the term “attribute” mean when applied to God?
Theologically: Attribute: an inherent characteristic of God. Each attribute is the whole of the Divine Essence – each is eternal, omnipresent, and immutable.
What I am trying to say is this. God is Agape Love. The attributes of Agape Love are as have been stated above
God, in essence, is equally love, just, sovereign, holy, all-present, all-powerful, etc, etc.