character of god
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8Whoever does not love, does not know God. For God is love.
8Jesus Christ, yesterday and today; Jesus Christ forever.
9The Lord is not delaying his promise, as some imagine, but he does act patiently for your sake, not wanting anyone to perish, but wanting all to be turned back to penance.
5And this is the announcement which we have heard from him, and which we announce to you: that God is light, and in him there is no darkness.
28Do you not know, or have you not heard? The Lord is the eternal God, who has created the limits of the earth. He does not diminish, and he does not struggle. Neither is his wisdom searchable.
17Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
6For wrath is in his indignation, and life is in his will. Toward evening, weeping will linger, and toward morning, gladness.
31As for my God, his way is undefiled. The eloquence of the Lord has been examined by fire. He is the protector of all who hope in him.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, forbearance,