Christ died once - for all!

God's apparent lack of restraint when it comes to creating things is but a symptom of a deeper "problem": God lacks restraint when it comes to loving, too. In fact, God is most unrestrained when it comes to loving. Put another way, God cannot love except abundantly.

We see this abundance of God's love demonstrated throughout [Hebrew Scriptures]. The Chosen People turn away from God again and again. What does God do? Does God throw up his divine hands in disgust and cry, "Enough already!" and zap those Israelites into kingdom come? No, God continues to love them, taking them back again and again and again. There seems to be no end to God's love. There is no end to God's love.

-- From Abundant Treasures by Melannie Svoboda