God’s love is perfect love. The word used in the New Testament for “perfect” means “fully mature, complete, lacking in nothing; thus perfect.” Only God’s love is fully mature; only God can love us perfectly. Perfect love is ever of God, not us. It originates in God, not in us; it is the love […]
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The Love of God
There is more than one kind of love. There are four words, for example, in the Greek language of Jesus’ day, representing four kinds of love. They were: eros, or passionate, physical love; storge, or family love and cherishing; philia, or friendship love; and agape, used only in the New Testament, to refer to God’s […]
Amazing Grace
Whatever else God is, God is “gracious.” One of the greatest summaries of God’s nature repeated a number of times in the Hebrew Bible is: God is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6). There is a lot of unwrap there, and to understand regarding the “Who” […]
The Meaning of Grace
Whatever else God is, God is “gracious.” One of the greatest summaries of God’s nature repeated a number of times in the Hebrew Bible is: God is “merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6). There is a lot of unwrap there, and to understand regarding the “Who” […]
What Is Religion?
A religion can be defined on the basis of how it responds to four primary concerns, four “B’s.” They are “belief, behavior, belonging and being-with.” First, religion establishes a set of “beliefs.” To be an adherent to a particular historic faith, means to believe in or accept certain doctrines. Religionists tend to spend much time […]
Laugh a Little Each Day
I wouldn’t want to live in a world without humor. Even a day without laughter would be unthinkable. Laughter has proven healing power; it also reduces tension and fosters comfort. Humor is like the air in car tires; you cannot get very far without it. Instead of moving, you just sit there, feeling the weight […]