The God of love is also the God of justice. The two are related, for in the Bible justice is the social form of love. Thus the God of love is not simply “nice,” but has an edge, a passion for justice. God loves everybody and everything, including the nonhuman world—not just me, and not just me and you, and not just us. To take the God of love and justice seriously means to take justice seriously and to be aware that prolonged injustice has consequences.
