The Love of the Savior

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Posted by: Patrick Nugent, Business Development Associate | Monday, September 22nd, 2025 (11:14am)

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.—Romans 5:8

If a random stranger were to approach you and say, “I love you,” I’m sure there would be a whole slew of thoughts that would run through your head. “What a crazy person!” or, as my 15-year-old might say, “Uhh, Okay...”  

But the prevailing thought would become, “You don’t know me, how can you begin to think you love me?” Because to be loved and not known feels empty and meaningless.  

The opposite of that, to be known and not loved, is perhaps the thing we fear most. Deep down many of us feel, if you knew everything there is to know about me, you wouldn’t be able to love me. It’s terrifying. It causes us to build walls around ourselves. It prevents us from being vulnerable, and it prevents us from entering into relationships.  

Before beginning my walk with Jesus I truly didn’t believe anyone could know me and love me. Maybe you’ve felt that way too. I was battling alcoholism (and losing), addicted to pornography, sexual sin, divorce, adultery, lying, and focused only on myself. Six and a half years ago I would never have been able to admit that to anyone, especially people I didn’t know, because I was terrified of being known and not loved.  

But that was before I knew the Love of Our Savior. That was before Jesus.  

On June 23rd, 2019, Jesus came into my life, and His word told me that he knew me before I took my first breath, before I took my first steps, and even before I committed my first sin. He called me by name, showed me the life that I had been living and what the end of that path would look like: death. He told me, like all his disciples before me, that if I would repent and follow Him it would lead to life.  

At first, I didn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it. How could you know all the things I have done, the people I have hurt, and still love me? “Look to the cross” he said, “And read My Word.”  

In John 15:13 Jesus says, “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” 

Still, I fought it. I felt so unlovable and dirty that I felt I somehow had to earn His friendship and stop sinning so that I could come to him “clean.” Maybe you’ve felt that way before, too. That you have somehow “out-sinned” the love of God. That feeling brings with it a sense of helplessness. Christianity was for “good people,” and I was NOT one of them.  

I was directed to the book of Romans in my Bible where I read this, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8).  

Jesus died for us while we were STILL sinners. I didn’t have to come to Him clean, and neither do you! On our own we cannot make ourselves clean or wipe away our sin, only Jesus can. There’s nothing I’ve done that, if I confess, He cannot forgive (1 John 1:9).

Since coming to Him, I am forgiven. I am born again with a new life in Him. Now, I can say because of Jesus, I am clean, I turned away from the alcohol, sexual immorality, lying, and the rest of my sin, and I turned toward Him. He forgives me and reminds me every day with the cross just how much He loves me. And He loves you, too.

When you feel unlovable, when you feel like you’ve just done too much to ever be forgiven, look to the cross and read His word. He KNOWS you, and He LOVES you.

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