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Feb 15, 2023 · Being children of God means we have been born into God’s family. We become God’s children through faith in Jesus Christ, which results in spiritual rebirth: “But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.
- Works of The Devil
Keeping the “works of the devil” statement in context, we...
- Adoption
Jesus came “that we might receive adoption to sonship”...
- Rebirth
When we put our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, His...
- 1 John 3
The believer demonstrates love for other Christians (1 John...
- What Does “Perfect Love Casts Out Fear” Mean
The Bible says that “love is of God” and “God is love” (1...
- Works of The Devil
- We Should Love One Another Because God Is Love (4:7-8).
- Therefore, We Ought to Love One Another (4:11).
- Conclusion
- Application Questions
Twice (4:7, 11) John practices what he preaches by addressing his readers as “beloved.” Of course, genuine love requires much more than calling someone tender names, but John’s readers knew him to be a man who practiced love for them. His words and his behavior were in harmony. Our culture uses the word “love” in many different ways: “I love pizza!...
“Ought” implies obligation or commandment. That love can be commanded shows that it is not primarily a feeling, but rather an action based on commitment. As I said, love is not devoid of feeling, but it is not based on it. We must love others or we are being disobedient to God. If everyone were easy to love, we wouldn’t need this powerful example o...
I read an amazing story that came out of the Korean War. A young Communist officer ordered the execution of a Christian civilian. When he learned that his prisoner was in charge of an orphanage and was doing much good in caring for small children, he decided to spare his life, but kill his son instead. The 19-year-old boy was shot in the presence o...
How can we determine when doctrinal issues are significant enough that we can no longer work with professing Christians?Practically, how should we show love to a difficult person? Do we confront his sin or overlook it? Where are the boundaries?Why is it important to think carefully about the different ways that the Bible speaks of God’s love? What errors result if we ignore these differences? How do we integrate them?Since no one loves perfectly, how do we apply verses 7 & 8? How much love must we demonstrate to know that we are born again?Apr 18, 2023 · As children of God, amazingly, we are both born and adopted. It seems illogical, and yet this is the love of our Father. Why does the Bible describe it as both? Who are the Children of God according to the Bible? At this point, we must establish that not every person is a child of God.
See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Fathers, do not exasperate your children, so that they will not lose heart.
Verses 1 through 3 focus on God's love, and how His love results in believers becoming children of God. Becoming a child of God is seen as a great sign of love from God the Father. John specifically mentions that believers are not only "called children of God;" believers truly are God's children.
Romans 8:16 - The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: Romans 5:8 - But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Jul 26, 2024 · Here are several key implications that this attribute - God is love - that is for all people today. 1. We can trust in God’s Love. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 gives several descriptions of love: " Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
