...godly power and godly love are related to one another neither through subordination nor dialectically. Rather, God's mightiness is understood as the power of his love. Only love is almighty. Then God's lordship is to be understood as the rule of his mercy and God's law is accordingly the law of his grace. Anonymous
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The word of God is the power of God, and he who believes it and lives by it is clothed with his holy power and receives his divine love. And we know that we have passed from death to life because we love each other. John 15:1-3 Paul's assertion that "godly power and godly love are related to one another neither through subordination nor dialectically" can be understood in two ways. On the one hand, it can be said that godly power and godly love are related to one another through the fact that both are derived from the same source: God's love. On the other hand, this statement can be understood as implying that godly power and godly love do not exist in relation to one another; rather, they exist in relation to God himself.

Source: God As The Mystery Of The World: On The Foundation Of The Theology Of The Crucified One In The Dispute Between Theism And Atheism

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