God's love is manifested in time through Jesus Christ, who was sent as a propitiation for our sins.
The manifestation of God's love in time is vividly illustrated in the coming of Jesus Christ. In 1 John 4:10, we find that 'Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.' This act was not incidental but rather the culmination of God's eternal love towards His chosen ones. In time, God revealed His mercy and grace by sending Christ to fulfill the law on our behalf and to bear the penalty for sin. Romans 5:8 emphasizes this by stating, 'But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.' This underscores that God's love precedes and enables our love for Him.
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