Bible Study: God is love

Love is the primary attribute of God. He is the source of love. We didn’t create love. God did. We didn’t initiate love. God did. God is love, and His love animates the universe.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. – Members of Bethany Baptist Church in North Little Rock, Ark., stared down the barrel of a problem facing hundreds of churches in the United States. The community around them had changed. Their church had not, and now, they were on the precipice of seeing their church fold.

Love is the primary attribute of God. He is the source of love. We didn’t create love. God did. We didn’t initiate love. God did. God is love, and His love animates the universe.

Kayden Beasley competes in an International Para Hockey Cup match between USA and CZE in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo courtesy of Anthony Beasley
MILAN, Italy (BP) – A U.S. Olympic triple crown in hockey is very much in play over the coming weeks.

USCIRF Commissioner Stephen Schneck addresses a press conference held to release the commission's 2026 report March 4. Screen capture
WASHINGTON (BP) – The 2026 annual report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commends the Trump Administration for designating Nigeria, among others, as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) while lamenting the dramatic impact of budget cuts toward groups like USAID.

NASHVILLE (BP) – Cooperative Program giving dipped in February, with receipts totaling about $1.5 million short of the $19 million goal. Year-to-date totals are around 2.5 percent below budget targets.

People in Marrero, Louisiana, used to think the Baptist church on Ames Boulevard was as good as dead. But now, church planting missionary Troy Gause says a new church in an old place sends a powerful message. “When a church dies, it says God wasn’t powerful enough to keep it going,” Troy says. “But when a church is raised from the dead, it says God's not finished with this community.” NAMB photo by Ben Rollins
MARRERO, La. – They didn’t know how much longer they had left. But they knew it wasn’t long. “It was bad,” Linda Morrow says. “We had no money, no people. We were just barely getting by with a handful of senior citizens.”

Kayden Beasley competes in an International Para Hockey Cup match between USA and CZE in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Oct. 7, 2024. Photo courtesy of Anthony Beasley
MILAN, Italy (BP) – A U.S. Olympic triple crown in hockey is very much in play over the coming weeks.