Tag Archives: love
What is Grace? pt.1
(This blog will be offline for a couple of weeks while I travel. Please enjoy these posts from the archives. Feel free to comment or ask questions. I will be able to respond when I return.) I have studied grace … Continue reading
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Why are You Reading this Blog on Christmas?
I can’t imagine that anyone would be reading my blog on this day, but maybe something has drawn you here. Maybe you need to hear that you are loved. This blog is about the love of God and the activity … Continue reading
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Narcissistic Love?
An oxymoron? Two mutually exclusive concepts in one term? I suppose, but we should look at the idea more closely. In some ways, a narcissist can teach us all some lessons about loving. First, people need to be loved. We … Continue reading
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But What About…
What happens to those who don’t come to Jesus? Well, that’s the question for today, isn’t it? Are they saved, whether they want to be or not? Are they saved already, as long as they don’t deny Jesus? Will there … Continue reading
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One Choice Has Already Been Made
“He who is not against us is on our side.” That’s what Jesus told His disciples in Luke 9:50. Some have taken this to mean that anyone who has not chosen to deny Christ is with Him. They push this … Continue reading
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If You’re Saved and Don’t Know it, Clap Your Hands
Can someone be saved and not know it? The simplest answer is “yes.” I have known people who were never sure that they were saved. Usually it was because someone had told them that they must act a certain way … Continue reading
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Do I Have to Choose?
Is the act of choosing Christ necessary for salvation? Be careful how you answer that—a great deal depends on who is asking. You see, if you say that no personal choice is necessary, you quickly find yourself with one of … Continue reading
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Love Allows Freedom
Many years ago (Ok, say thirty—to my kids, that’s many) I challenged the orthodoxy of a young man who was preparing for ordination in the denomination I served at the time. This was a mainline denomination moving more toward the … Continue reading
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What should church be like?
We have spent several days considering whether or not a believer has to attend regular Sunday worship at a local church. Perhaps the answer would be easier for all of us if church were what it is supposed to be. … Continue reading
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It’s still about relationship
Kay wrote: “The relationship we have with HIM is the real reason to find yourself wanting to be with others. Since the Church is His Body, He would have all of His saints to love one another within that relationship, … Continue reading
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