Jun 17, 2013
Everyone
sees what their belief system allows them to see. Faith, in this
sense, is knowledge. When we look at Christ
through faith, we see the love of God for us. Those who come to
know and experience this love personally reveal that relationship
with Christ through their boldness of love for those around them.
In...
Jun 17, 2013
Who
we understand Christ Jesus to be impacts our conduct. To love
right, we need to know Jesus right. And it is here that John sheds
light on one of the many roles of the 3rd person of the Trinity,
the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to understand the truth
of the incredible condescension and humility of
the...
Jun 17, 2013
The
love believers are called to exercise is the one modeled in the
love shown in Jesus Christ. Jesus shows that love involves two
things: the sacrifice of the one who loves and the offer of life in
the one who is loved. Hate, as modeled in Cain, is the exact
opposite: he kills a brother to advance himself.
When...
Jun 2, 2013
Through Christ Jesus, God shows His love for us by making us children of God. Children bear a close resemblance to those in their family. If both the Father and Christ Jesus are marked by love and a hatred for sin (i.e., everything that is opposite of love), children of God also evidence these family features.