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Dec 1, 2021 · When we start to love people as God does, we help establish unity in the church, create harmony in our homes, and present a powerful witness in the world because our love for each other distinguishes us as Christ’s disciples (John 13:35).
- He First Loved Uslink
- The Horrible Result of Not Loving God Mostlink
- The Greatest Love Ever Shownlink
- What May Be Our Most Loving Act Todaylink
The reason we will love others best when we love God most is that love in its truest, purest form only comes from God, because God is love (1 John 4:7–8). Love is a fundamental part of his nature. We are only able to love him or anyone else because he first loved us (1 John 4:19). We are only able to give freely to others what we have received free...
When we (or anything else, if that’s possible) become our supreme love instead of God, love becomes distorted and diseased. Love ends up devolving into whatever we wish for it to mean. This is a great evil, greater than we often realize. This is the world as we know it: everyone loves in the way that is right in his own eyes. Which of course means ...
But God, being rich in mercy (Ephesians 2:4), “so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). The author and perfecter of love, Love himself, stepped into our horrible evil anarchy to redeem us (Romans 5:8), his people, and give us new life (Ephesians 2:5), and trans...
So we see that if we love God most, we will love others best. I find this to be a convicting and uncomfortable truth: How we love others, particularly other Christians, reveals how we love God. The apostle John puts it bluntly: “He who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen (1 John 4:20). Our love for each o...
Feb 14, 2024 · Christians want these same things for those we love—well, for everyone, really. But for Christians, we believe that what is truly good for people is to be connected to God through Jesus. So, when we're thinking about what's good for someone—whether it's their health or their feelings—we're not just hoping they have a good life.
Jan 9, 2017 · It’s always easier to do nothing in a difficult time, but it’s not what we were created for. God looks for people who will take the initiative, speak truth in hard places, say the last painful 2% that needs to be said, and cut off tragedy at the pass.
Mar 30, 2021 · Why “very good”? Because unlike every other creature on earth, you and I have all been created by God in His image and likeness because of his love for us. The goal of our lives should be to receive God’s love, relish that love with Him and share that love with others. In us, the type of God’s love I am referring to is often called charity.
Jan 6, 2023 · God’s Pleasure, Our Delight. If we love God, our greatest delight is to please him. John Piper describes it as “a thrilling thing to know that the way you are living is proving the success of the sufferings of Jesus. [...] Your good deeds and your shared life are the triumph of his cross” (Ibid.).
Jun 28, 2017 · If God loves everybody unconditionally, then you can do whatever you want and believe whatever you think. And it's just not true that God loves us unconditionally. He's placed an absolute condition by which He requires—He doesn't just invite people to come to His Son—He commands all men everywhere to repent of their sins and to come to Christ.
