The secret to Love

14 For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this: that one has died for all, therefore all have died; 15 and he died for all, that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised. The Holy …

Qualities of Love

1 Cor 13 is about love. Vs 1-3 describes a mandate for love, and that without love, fervor and zeal are empty. With those verses we are presented with the idea that we must have love, but we still don’t really have much information about what love is or does. …

Accomplishments Without Love

If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have …

The Audacious Good

Still working on the love study. Pulled up Romans 8:28 today.  When you have heard a verse for what feels like every day of your life, sometimes it’s hard to see it with fresh eyes.  Today, the Lord brought to mind the idea of how big this promise is.   …

How Deep is Your Love?

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of …

Unity with God

I’m still working my way through the references on love in the NT. During today’s passages, I ran into John 17. When I read John 17 I both lose my mind at being unable to comprehend what Jesus was even praying about, and I am overwhelmed by his care for …

Love Reference Table

One method I find helpful for learning about a topic is to do a word search and then summarize the passages mentioned. Here’s the table for the New Testament verses about love.   I’ll be updating this for a little while and posting on ideas I find interesting.

Loving Enemies

I need to explore what love means a little more…so time for an study on it! Matthew 5:43-46 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so …