Walther and Gerhard

God the Lord has ordained that those who hope to possess eternal life should be found in the pathway of His commandments and in a stance of good works.—Johann Gerhard, Schola Pietatis I:288.

God does not have and practice love; He is love itself. His whole being is love. He is a fire of love that is red-hot and blazing, both in heaven and on earth. He is a sea of love that is constantly flowing over everything. He has shown Himself, in particular, as an inexpressibly loving God of people.—C. F. W. Walther, God Grant It!, p. 287, 288.