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I am not talking about any one religion but for every religion in general.

According to religions existence of God follow logically because there must be someone to create universe. He is the first cause.

That’s how early humans could have postulated the existence of God.

 But how does the assumption that he is loving originated?

  At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

You can find religious scriptures saying that:

• His existence is love.
• His language is love.
• He is all goodness.
• And much more.

But why?

As asked by @JoWehler here I give reference from Japji Sahib pauri 5  :

thaapi-aa na jaa-ay keetaa na ho-ay. aapay aap niranjan so-ay.
He cannot be established; By doing it cannot be done. He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

Again from pauri 5 :

jin sayvi-aa tin paa-i-aa maan. naanak gaavee-ai gunee niDhaan.
Whoever serves Him receives honor. O Nanak sing – “Only Lord has endless Virtues”.

Here they call God pure and virtuous.

I heard such claims from other religions too but I can’t pin point them in their scripture.

According to some religions and philosophers/theologians, the existence of God follows logically because there must be someone to create the universe. (The first cause argument.)

However, in many of these religions, there's an assumption that this God is loving.  How did the assumption that he is loving originate? At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

I'm curious about Sikhism in specific but also interested in other religions that have the same assumption.

As asked by @JoWehler, here are some references to how Sikhism describes God. From Japji Sahib pauri 5:

thaapi-aa na jaa-ay keetaa na ho-ay. aapay aap niranjan so-ay.
He cannot be established; By doing it cannot be done. He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

Again from pauri 5 :

jin sayvi-aa tin paa-i-aa maan. naanak gaavee-ai gunee niDhaan.
Whoever serves Him receives honor. O Nanak sing – “Only Lord has endless Virtues”.

Here they call God pure and virtuous. Other religions make similar claims. How have theologians argued that God is loving/good?

I am not talking about any one religion but for every religion in general.

According to religions existence of God follow logically because there must be someone to create universe. He is the first cause.

That’s how early humans could have postulated the existence of God.

But how does the assumption that he is loving originated?

At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

You can find religious scriptures saying that:

• His existence is love.
• His language is love.
• He is all goodness.
• And much more.

But why?

As asked by @JoWehler here I give reference from Japji Sahib pauri 6 :

thaapi-aa na jaa-ay keetaa na ho-ay. aapay aap niranjan so-ay.
He cannot be established; By doing it cannot be done. He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

Again from pauri 6 :

jin sayvi-aa tin paa-i-aa maan. naanak gaavee-ai gunee niDhaan.
Whoever serves Him receives honor. O Nanak sing – “Only Lord has endless Virtues”.

Here they call God pure and virtuous.

I heard such claims from other religions too but I can’t pin point them in their scripture.

I am not talking about any one religion but for every religion in general.

According to religions existence of God follow logically because there must be someone to create universe. He is the first cause.

That’s how early humans could have postulated the existence of God.

But how does the assumption that he is loving originated?

At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

You can find religious scriptures saying that:

• His existence is love.
• His language is love.
• He is all goodness.
• And much more.

But why?

As asked by @JoWehler here I give reference from Japji Sahib pauri 5 :

thaapi-aa na jaa-ay keetaa na ho-ay. aapay aap niranjan so-ay.
He cannot be established; By doing it cannot be done. He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

Again from pauri 5 :

jin sayvi-aa tin paa-i-aa maan. naanak gaavee-ai gunee niDhaan.
Whoever serves Him receives honor. O Nanak sing – “Only Lord has endless Virtues”.

Here they call God pure and virtuous.

I heard such claims from other religions too but I can’t pin point them in their scripture.

I am not talking about any one religion but for every religion in general.

According to religions existence of God follow logically because there must be someone to create universe. He is the first cause.

That’s how early humans could have postulated the existence of God.

But how does the assumption that he is loving originated?

At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

You can find religious scriptures saying that:

• His existence is love.
• His language is love.
• He is all goodness.
• And much more.

But why?

I am not talking about any one religion but for every religion in general.

According to religions existence of God follow logically because there must be someone to create universe. He is the first cause.

That’s how early humans could have postulated the existence of God.

But how does the assumption that he is loving originated?

At best we can say that he is neutral but I am unable to find any solid reasoning for his love.

You can find religious scriptures saying that:

• His existence is love.
• His language is love.
• He is all goodness.
• And much more.

But why?

As asked by @JoWehler here I give reference from Japji Sahib pauri 6 :

thaapi-aa na jaa-ay keetaa na ho-ay. aapay aap niranjan so-ay.
He cannot be established; By doing it cannot be done. He Himself is Immaculate and Pure.

Again from pauri 6 :

jin sayvi-aa tin paa-i-aa maan. naanak gaavee-ai gunee niDhaan.
Whoever serves Him receives honor. O Nanak sing – “Only Lord has endless Virtues”.

Here they call God pure and virtuous.

I heard such claims from other religions too but I can’t pin point them in their scripture.