Is God’s Love Unconditional? | Biblical Series: Exodus

In this clip from Dr. Peterson's Exodus series, Dennis Prager and Jordan Peterson discuss whether God's love is conditional.

What impact did Moses's descent from the mountain with the Ten Commandments have on the Judeo-Christian tradition? In the second part of the Exodus series, Jordan and the scholars begin by delving into the pivotal moment when God shares the ten commandments, explore the first five in great detail, and wrestle with what might be the most challenging one: remembering the Sabbath day and keeping it holy. They lay out fundamental rules which guide the Judeo-Christian tradition. These rules provide a balance between tyranny and excess freedom, allowing for a more organized society.

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[lmetcalf]

This is simple. This scripture says, “if you love me, you’ll obey my commands”. The key words, “if you love me”. This is talking about us loving God, not the other way around. God loves us even in our sin and imperfections, but that doesn’t mean He’s okay with us sinning.

[Shunieeez]

I think God's love is unconditional in the sense that He loves you for your intrinsic worth as His creation, a love that loves regardless of how far you fall or how high you rise, akin to a love a parent has for their child but imagine amplified to infinity. However, His nature of absolute truth cannot tolerate the wrong that humanity does. He loves the sinner, but hates the sin. And I think it all ties back to Christ being the answer to that dilemma of His unconditional love for humanity and his intolerance for sin. It does say in the epistles that He is faithful when we aren't, and nothing could ever separate us from His love. I think it's our nature as humans and our own limitations that fail us in our ability to grasp God's love despite our sins. In other words, I think God loves us unconditionally, but He loves us from a broken heart.

Anyway, that's my two-cents on it. I hope you all take care and would like you all to know that you guys are loved by someone, be it your family, your friends, and God. So, friends, if anything, let's be kind and love another regardless of our beliefs and thoughts, to seek to lift each other up and encourage one another to be better, to not tolerate wrongdoing but to be gentle in rebuke, and, of course, to live loved.

[Isen]

Unconditional love does not mean the tolerance of actions that do not reflect, in the experience of time, the divine essence. A person can take someone’s life, if necessary and still feel a connection to that person. It’s not uncommon for soldiers to bury their enemies or even write to their families.
The nature of God is eternal; meaning it is always available to us. The father in the Prodigal Son, was always waiting.

[JohnJohnnyUtah]

The Sun shines constantly, and unconditionally. But you'll only recieve its light if you step out of the shade; put yourself in the correct position to recieve it.

[jessebbedwell]

The real issue, I think, is our collective, adolescent view of love as something that creates the most comfortable and circumstantially happy situation. Love has requirements, and I don't necessarily mean in order to obtain it, rather to properly receive the benefit of it.

"If you obey My commandments you will be My treasured people."

This is obviously speaking of a place of honor and regard, both from God as well as from the surrounding nations, but has little to do what we would refer to, today, as love. Think of it in terms of a parent child relationship. If you are a halfway decent parent you don't just want good things for your children, you want them to develope into good people, and hopefully good things will come their way as a result. When you see your child doing well, especially as they get older and are taking on more responsibility, you tend to let your pride show, and you hopefully reinforce this behaviour with strong affirmation and shared affection. But what if your child isn't doing so well and they have a lase fare attitude towards the things you've spent countless hours, blood, sweat, and tears to instill in them? Do you have the same response in heaping praise upon them? Not if your any kind of a good father. You may express concern for the wayward youth, try to stear them in the right direction, but eventually there comes a time where both children have crafted a set of wings and regardless of their build, they will have to take their creations into the world and attempt to fly.
Now the question is, of which of the two children did the father love? The answer is simple in that he loves them both, but with only one was he truly able to have delight in. And the second question is this: of the two children, which was more apt to receive the love of his father? Because true obedience is not merely doing what someone says (just because they said it), but it is an expression of love and trust when someone truly obeys their parents good teachings from the heart.

[muziekmindtwister]

In my point of view, unconditional love means : Loving one even though they cannot integrate/recieve the love. With other words, love can be unconditional given, but not unconditional recieved.

[troystreacker]

It’s unconditional in that forgiveness is forever on the table. Judgement and punishment are the consequences of the wrong decisions. God exiled his people and 70 years later returned them to let them try again.

[kyrios]

I've heard it put that God's love is unconditionED but not unconditionAL. i.e. it's offered to everyone regardless of 'merit', but there are conditions attached, which actually are very practical as has been discussed: if you don't respond back by listening and acting on what God says then you cannot actually receive the blessing He offers: not because He withholds it but because you cannot receive it.

[polyglotusamericanus]

Love can be unconditional while approval remains conditional

[SMZC]

"If the love is unconditional it doesn't have an element of encouragement towards an ideal".

Unconditional love is, in and of itself, an ideal. Encouragement towards other ideals comes from the intrinsic value of said ideals. If I value truth I will seek truth because I find value in it, and not because I internalized the pathological idea that I am only worthy of love if I do this or that. In fact, if people feel unconditionally loved, that removes a burden from our hearts, and this frees us to pursue other ideals. Not out of fear, but out of joy.

[vegacool]

"if you love me, keep my commandments."
-Jesus

[kidcurty]

I think it’s great Mr. Peterson is turning His attention to bringing out The Word with His influence. Glory to God!

[sngrady]

I can love my children whole heartedly… apart from anything they say or do / good or evil… it’s the quality of our relationship that is conditional upon their obedience. My love, my hopes and dreams for them, the relationship I want with them never changes… but the reality of our relating is impacted by their choices. No matter how many times I call them back to me or go after them to the dark places they wander, if they don’t join me… the relationship status is in a cursed/divided state rather than a blessed/united state. All the while my love remains unconditional and desiring to be in a unified relationship with them.

[GranMaese]

God's love is unconditional... But we tend to forget that He is also all Just.

[loganmcnaulfoster]

This is a tough one I have been living with. I have came to the conclusion that GOD loves us unconditionally when we are born, then when we grow older and choose whether we want to serve him will he continue to love us or not. GOD is love though! That is what he is most LOVE, though he also has hate and judgment for those who don't love him. May GOD and his perfect son Jesus who is in heaven at the right hand guide us.

[debrasasaka]

So JP is now leading a Bible study! This is great!

[AI-]

Thank you Jordan. You have been not only the most influential sponsor and motivator figure In my life, but most important your word and your speeches save my life when it lost faith, hope, and confidence myself. I couldn’t get out of the dark and couldn’t feel anything no more. You came and inspired my life and give a reason to educate myself at my 34 year’s old. Only faith and the need to survive became oxygen again.
The illusion of being back in my daughter life were my only destination.
God save my life through your messages one night about to overdose in my cristal meth addiction, and still don’t know how exactly by watching and listening over and over your video, classes and interviews, me being without the mental capacity, brain damaged and also with a malfunctioning brain condition disease.. some of those lessons got stuck in my subconscious and little by little became my daily breath.
Thank because I’m here today because of your work, also got my daughter back in my life.

Coming from a humble, Spanish country, exiled, persecuted for the communist regime of Castro and being blessed to be in a land of freedom, and human rights, the country I dream always to be, fight and die for, after all the traumas, and recovering night from a pass… is a beautiful privilege and blessing to have you guide me and educate me in basic fundamental, principles values in moments of death. You help me to walk again. Thank you for being you! Always grateful SenSai 🙏
The love and grace of God always blessed your soul full of wisdom and grace to keep leading generations good master.

[MIKEDIAMONDZ]

🙂 I like the sociology perspective of the bible ... pls Peterson give us more of these 🙏🏽
Your question are so edification for me. My father is a preacher and i also give these questions to him...

[Cjwhite]

Yes, God's love is unconditional. If we truly love him as our father, then we will strive to do his will and live by his law.

[vibeauxssxuaebiv]

This one is actually very simple. If God's people don't obey and loose His favor, God still loves them. God favoring and choosing a people for service is not His love, it is a part of it. And furthermore, His loosing of His favor from a people who do not obey Him (according to His promise) not only has nothing to do with love in itself, but in context it shows His love for the other peoples who would be lead into suffering if God's favor was on a people that was living in abject evil. Because God has chosen His people an a set apart example to lead people to Him through their example of living in line with objective truth and the one true God's favor.