Portrait of Hudson Taylor

Hudson Taylor on the Love of God

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us.
— 1 John 4:10

11 quotations from Hudson Taylor on the Love of God, each traced to the exact paragraph it comes from. Follow any of them into the full text — free, and without an account.

Separation and Service 5

  1. When the Lord blesses His people with peace and plenty, it is His open Heart that moves His loving Hand.
    Chapter 3 ¶12
  2. The Brightness of His Father's glory, the Sun of Righteousness, He came to manifest, as well as to speak of, the Father's love.
    Chapter 3 ¶35
  3. We do not estimate our love-gifts by their intrinsic value, but rather by the love they express.
    Chapter 4 ¶18
  4. God is not hard to please, nor is true human love, for it is a dim reflection of His own.
    Chapter 4 ¶18
  5. Our true self-denial, self-emptying, and giving for Christ's cause practically show our real estimate of the value of the Cross of Christ, our real love for the Christ who was crucified for us.
    Chapter 4 ¶65

Union and Communion 6

  1. The world can never be to her what it once was; the betrothed bride has learnt to love her Lord, and no other society than His can satisfy her.
    Chapter 4 ¶5
  2. Despite all the unworthy fears of our poor hearts, Divine love is destined to conquer.
    Chapter 4 ¶11
  3. How wondrous the grace that has made the bride of Christ to be all this to her Beloved!
    Chapter 8 ¶73
  4. The love that has made her what she is, and now takes delight in her, is not a fickle love, nor need she fear its change.
    Chapter 9 ¶17
  5. To the soul really rescued by grace, no bribe to forsake God’s love will be finally successful.
    Chapter 9 ¶33
  6. Our love to God is secured by God’s love to us.
    Chapter 9 ¶33