Posts with the tag “love”

The believer belongs to two families: his earthly family and the eternal family. Both were created by God, Who was a Father to His Son before Creation. Although believers are justified and righteous t...  Read More

After boasting in his commitment to Jesus (John 13) and then denying Hims (John 18), Peter finds himself sitting with Jesus around a fire with six other disciples. Jesus turns to Him and eventually re...  Read More

Our study last Sunday in John 15:12–17 introduced an old theme of “loving one another” along with a newer theme that Jesus calls us His friends. We saw that this word friend He uses means “an affectio...  Read More

A new commandment I give to you,      that you love one another: just as I have loved you,      you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples,      if you ha...  Read More

The total control of Jesus and His troubled spirit are two sides of the same mountain. It is hard for our minds to grasp. If He has total control, why would His spirit ever be troubled? Or, if His spi...  Read More

Years ago, Facebook took over the term friend. It became something you made or dropped with the click of your mouse.However, over the long haul, the word friend was a noble word which spoke of a relat...  Read More