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God's Love

Faith Q&A › Metropolitan Youssef › Our Lord and the Faith › God's Love

The question

Does God really love everybody to the same degree?

The answer

God is just and loves everyone. In the Agpeya we pray in the conclusion of every hour saying "Christ our God who loves the righteous and has mercy on the sinners of whom I am chief, who does not wish the death of the sinner but rather that he returns and lives, who calls all to salvation for the promise of the good things to come" We cannot say that God has favoritism, but it is our own free will and choices that determine how God will deal with us. God knows what's in the heart of everyone and reacts accordingly.

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Questions answered by His Eminence Metropolitan Youssef (opens in a new tab) of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. Question 238 on the Diocese’s Q&A site. Questions and answers © Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States. All rights reserved.