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Love God
James 2:8 “If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing right.” “Ama et quod vis fac” It’s Latin and it sounds cool. Better is what it means and who said it. In English, it’s “Love, and do what you want!” It was written by Aurelius…
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It’s likely you’re familiar with this passage: “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not envious. Love does not brag, it is not puffed up. It is not rude, it is not self-serving, it is not easily angered or resentful. It is not glad about injustice but rejoices in the truth. It bears all…
Read MoreThe Good Side of Jealousy
Is jealousy ever a good thing? Dictionary.com defines jealousy this way: “resentment against a rival, a person enjoying success or advantage, etc., or against another’s success or advantage itself. mental uneasiness from suspicion or fear of rivalry, unfaithfulness, etc., as in love or aims.” That doesn’t sound good. In fact, it sounds like the opposite…
Read MoreMaking Each Other Better
One of the most gracious things God has done in the world is inventing marriage. I say “invent” because it goes all the way back to the beginning. God placed Adam in a perfect environment called the Garden of Eden. Everything was placed at his fingertips. He had a place to live, a purpose to…
Read MoreThe Choice of Love
It’s easy to love our friends. Just about everybody does that. It gets a little harder to love some distant family members. You know what I mean I’m sure. The old adage, “you choose your friends, you inherit your family” often applies. The real challenge, however, is loving your enemies. How in the world can…
Read MoreReal Love
An interesting thing to consider about the Apostle John’s statement “God is love”. Some have turned the phrase around saying, “Love is God” or just reducing it “God is loving”. That is not what the statement means at all. This is not indicating that one of God’s attributes is love. It is really much bigger…
Read MoreLove and Respect
Romans 12:10 “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.” I do a lot of weddings. I’m always looking for appropriate bible verses that help express the core of love to the couple and those in attendance. This one is one of my favorites for several reasons. The verbs “be devoted”…
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