Love is a word that means different things to different people in different contexts. Generally, it is an affection for something that gives pleasure (Chambers Concise Dictionary). The Bible personifies love as God; “God is love” (1 John 4:16). This means that any meaning we give to love that is […]
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Valentine’s Day is today, and perhaps you are sitting on the sidelines waiting to be shown love by your spouse or best friend. You will likely be upset if they fail to express love to you in a tangible way or come short of your expectations. You have just set […]
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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.” John 13:34 The command to love seems like an oxymoron. Even the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13, translated in the Living Bible and The Message, says that love “does not […]
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by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. Isa. 49:15 Jesus responded out of compassion to our plight as sinners by dying in our place. His […]
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by Rev. Sunday Bwanhot But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Rom. 5:8 As I reflect during this passion week, I am amazed about God’s sacrificial love for a rebel and worthless sinner like me. What made God […]
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