Is God's Love Reckless?

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There's a popular Christian song entitled Reckless Love, sung by Corey Asbury of Bethel Church in Redding, California.

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The first verse goes like this, Before I spoke a word, you were singing over me. You have been so, so good to me.

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Before I took a breath, you breathed your life in me. You have been so, so kind to me. So far, or should

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I say, so, so far, the song is alright. Psalm 139 verse 4 says that before a word is on my tongue,

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O Lord, you know it all together. Romans 2 verse 4 says that God shows his kindness toward us to lead us to repentance.

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But then we get to the chorus, where he sings, Over me, over me, never -ending, reckless love of God.

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Uh, what? The love of God is reckless? A word that means without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action?

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Not only is that an unbiblical description of God's love. The artist contradicted himself. In the first verse, he's saying,

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Before I spoke a word and before I took a breath, you were good and kind to me. But then he sings that God's love is thoughtless and careless.

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The Bible says that God chose his elect before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him.

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In love, he predestined us for adoption to himself as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace.

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That's not reckless. That's foreordained. Don't sing this reckless fluff. Praise God for who the