Just love God and love your neighbor and you will fulfill the law of God. His commands were supposed to teach us how to love Him and each other.
How to Follow God’s Commands: Love is the Answer
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Trading the Truth for a Lie
Is there any such thing as a necessary or noble lie? Is “my truth” the same as “The Truth”? Is it loving to confirm a lie out of kindness and compassion?
You Have a New Husband Now
Our relationship to sin is destructive. We think we love it, but when we find the love of Jesus & begin a relationship with Him, we find our true & forever love
Eye for Eye Or Turn the Other Cheek? New Testament or Old?
The Books of the Law say, “Do not murder and an eye for an eye.” Jesus says, ” Turn the other cheek.” Did Jesus change the laws? Do we choose justice or mercy?
Love and Faithfulness to the Lord
We all know what it feels like to love and be loved. We may also know what it feels like to love and not feel loved in return. Does God feel this with us?
Count Your Many Blessings, Name Them One by One
Are you counting your blessings this thanksgiving or are you struggling to think of any? If you have only God, you’re blessed. His benefits are most abundant!
Belonging to God
We love our children just because they are ours & the Israelites were blessed just because they were His. Our children don’t earn our love by doing good things & they can’t lose our love by doing something wrong. The Israelites also could not earn or lose God’s love & neither can we. Once we become His child, we belong to Him forever.
Redemption
Redemption can be thought of like a coupon. Someone else already paid for the item & gave us the coupon. Then we give that coupon to the store in exchange for the item. Jesus paid the price for our sins & gave a coupon to every person on earth. But to receive the salvation He purchased for us we have to offer God His blood on behalf of our specific sins. Jesus buys us back even if we are completely used up, damaged, destroyed, & broken. Then He makes us whole, complete, & righteous before He gives us back to God. Wouldn’t it be a shame not to exchange that coupon?
Reflect God’s Character
As His representatives, we need to reveal His character to the world. “Be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”
Knowing God More
While we are living on this earth, we will not ever fully see God. But He will show us the parts that we need to see when we need to see them.