Truthing In Love Paul tells us not to be like little children in our understanding being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine, but rather we need to be “Speaking the truth in love.” (Ephesians 4:15a) The kindest thing we can do is to tell people the truth, which is the sign of […]

Love Like Jesus Loved “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” (John 13:34-35) When Jesus gave this commandment, to love one another, […]

Love And Unity Needed If a believer says they love God but hates their brothers and sisters in Christ, then they are liars and they are not disciples of Jesus, John 4:17-18. And if anyone says they’re a believer, but causes division within the church, then they aren’t serving God, but their own appetites, Romans […]

God’s Love is Filled With Grace God’s love is inseparably linked with His grace, which is the basis upon which He first chose us in His love, and His grace is the basis upon which He continues to lavish His love. “But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” (Romans 5:20b) Some commentators translate “abounded […]

God’s Unchanging Love Does God ever change? Through the prophet Malachi, God said, “I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6a) But we also read numerous examples of God changing due to the people’s repentance. In fact, this is actually a promise God gives. “Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from his evil […]

Freedom’s Principle of Love The freedom we enjoy is never to be used as an excuse for indulgence. Freedom is not a permission slip allowing us to do whatever we please. Too often I’ve heard people say they know what they were doing is wrong, but God will forgive them anyway. This is not freedom; […]

Love The One You Hate If you are alive there’s good chance you have enemies, those who have risen up against you, who bitterly despise you, misrepresent your actions, smeared your reputation, and opposed you at every turn. But how are we to respond as Christians? Sadly it’s more in the way of our hating […]

What Is Love? Today being Valentines Day I thought it appropriated to talk about the quality of love where love is not just a word we use in a sentence, but rather it is a way of life. Love is the greatest of all the qualities we as Christians are to possess. “And now abide […]

The Incredible Love of God The Apostle John writes of God’s unbelievable and absolutely incredible love for us when He calls those who have come to belief in His Son, Jesus, His children. Basically, it is through belief in Jesus that God adopts us into His family. Look at what John said. “Behold what manner […]

Devotional: Loving God To Love God is actually at the heart of what it means to be a believer in Jesus Christ. It is the greatest of all God’s commandment, and therefore it’s the statement of faith for all Jews, known as the “Shema,” or hearing. “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord […]