On an orthodox theology discussion forum I recently encountered something that I hope was anecdotal, but I fear is more universally true. A Christian posted that a friend of his had asked him to explain how God is three…

“Unconditional love.” “Unconditional forgiveness.” These phrases simply do not exist in the Scriptures, at least to my knowledge. Love is “conditional.” That means that the ability to love, or giving away love to oth…