Photo Credit: [Blackriver Productions] via Compfight cc The apostle John lays out some no-nonsense direction on how to walk in love in 1st John 3:16 - 18. 16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if … Continue reading How Do We Do It? 2
How Do We Do It?
In the last post I gave three concrete reasons as to why we should love one another. While it is all well and good to know that we should love one another, the real question is how do we do it? What does it look like to love one another on a practical level? Let's … Continue reading How Do We Do It?
Why Should We Do IT?
Love is a wonderful thing. It validates our ministries and manifests the nature of God. That's on the one hand. On the other hand it makes us incredibly vulnerable. It opens us to rejection. It takes a lot of time and effort that can seem to be wasted on people who don't appreciate it. So … Continue reading Why Should We Do IT?
Pursuing Love
According to 1st Corinthians 13, spiritual gifts without love add up to a big fat zero. Any act of "sacrifice" without love as its prime motivator is to be viewed with suspicion. Love will outlast all these things and will endure forever. So what should be our attitude toward love? The apostle Paul tells us. … Continue reading Pursuing Love
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