Charity, or love as defined in the Bible, is not a passive feeling but an active force that manifests in specific behaviors and attitudes. It encompasses patience, kindness, humility, generosity, and selflessness. Charity rejoices in truth and does not keep a record of wrongs. It protects, hopes, and endures all things. In contrast to human…
There are several types of love to avoid, including love for one’s own life, the world, and money. Love for oneself can lead to self-preservation and selfishness, while love for the world can distract us from God’s love and lead us into sin. The love of money, or covetousness, can push us away from God…
In this message, we learn that our service to Christ should be based on sound doctrine, including love for both friends and enemies. True love is genuine and without hypocrisy, hating evil and loving righteousness. Join us as we study this and more from Romans 12:9-21.
Love is the foundation of Christianity. Christians demonstrating love to each other is emphasized over and over in Scripture and especially here in 1 John. In this passage, we are going to a deeper and more important aspect of our love; our love for our Heavenly Father. Join us as we study this passage together…
Love is the foundation of Christianity. Love is the foundation of real life. The love we are talking about is that mighty driving force that causes a person to have a deep abiding affection for that which is right and equally a deep aversion to that which is evil. Join us as we study the…
The Lord had John to keep returning to the same three topics: love, obedience, and truth. Each time he returns to a topic, he takes a different point of view and goes deeper into it. Join us as we study 1 John 3:10-24.
What does God love? What does God hate? Join us as we study this important topic from 1 John 2:12-17.