Tag Archives: love

From not For: He went First

From not For: He went First
We love from acceptance Not for acceptance Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  1 John 4:11 We Forgive from forgiveness, Not for forgiveness Bekind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you Ephesians 4:32 We give from gratitude Not for gifts…
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Love One Another

Love One Another
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.  John 13:34 Love one another. It is a different type of command than love your neighbor. This command is specifically for those within the Church Body. Love each other. This seems like an…
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Add to your Faith

Add to your Faith
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective…
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Anyway: An Incomprehensible Grace

Anyway: An Incomprehensible Grace
I have seen what they do – but I will heal them anyway. Isaiah 57:18 The people of Israel are rebelling and Isaiah is recounting their sins. And then the unfathomable – God is still going to be at work among them. He has made a promise and will keep it - anyway. Even though…
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