Tag: love of God

The Love of God

The Bible tells us that “God is love” (1 John 4:16). When God loves, He is simply being Himself, and this goes for all His other attributes as well (such as His goodness and justice). Because God is eternal, His love has no beginning and no end. Because

1 Corinthians 13: The Love of Christ in Us

Christianity is not so much a religion as it is a romance. It is the story of a God who woos us to Himself and calls us His bride. It is the story of our lives becoming more and more like the life of Christ, learning to love like He loves us.

Conforming to Christ

What does it look like to imitate God? We need to look at the life of Christ, learning how to love others as He loved us.

Growing in Passion for God

Do fear and love go together? When it comes to growing our passion for God, they do—reverential awe for his holiness and joy from His intimacy with us.

Deuteronomy 28: Idolatry of the Heart

God warned the Israelites of the consequences of disobedience. But the tangible idols of this world drew their hearts away from Him, just as they do ours.

Morning Affirmations 4

When you wake up in the morning, what is the first thing you think about the upcoming day? Proverbs 3:5–6 tells us that our daily perspective ought to be founded on trust in the Lord.

Morning Affirmations 3

We are a new creation in Christ. Nevertheless, the old power of sin still wages war against the Spirit within us. We are in a soul-forming process by which the Spirit puts to death in us the deeds of the flesh. It is vital, therefore, that we remind ourselves who we are as fruit-bearers in the Spirit.

365 Key Chapters of the Bible: John 21

Life has always been gift and grace. God’s grace is even bigger than we thought. John 21 demonstrates this truth to us through His love for Peter after his denial of Jesus as well as through His service to the disciples.

The Spiritual Life: Loving Ourselves Correctly Part 1

Who are you? What defines you? People look to many sources for their identity: money, position, political party, career, social media, sexuality, family… the list goes on. However, what really defines you as you? Who or what has the final say?