Romans 12:9
Romans 12:9, “Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil…” The cross teaches that genuine love abhors evil…
John 5:20
John 5:20, “For the Father loves the Son and shows Him all that He Himself is doing. And greater works than these will He show Him, so that you may marvel.” Integral to the Father’s love for the Son is His self-disclosure to/in the Son.
Psalm 92:2
Psalm 92:2,”[it is good] to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.”
Psalm 138:6
Psalm 138:6, “For though the LORD is high, he regards the lowly, but the haughty he knows from afar.” In Christ…
Acts 20:35
Acts 20:35, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Because, in Christ, God shows Himself to be the Giver.
Mark 10:43
Mark 10:43, “But whoever would be great among you must be your servant.” We serve because He first served us…
1 John 4:18
1 John 4:18, “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…” Dying and Rising Love silences Death’s fears
John 3:16
John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish…”
Psalm 5:7
Psalm 5:7, “But I, through the abundance of your steadfast love, will enter your house.” Love’s blood brings us home.
John 14:31
John 14:31, “…so that the world may know that I love the Father.” Triune love is at the root of Calvary’s tree
John 3:16
John 3:16,”God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son…” Love Gives God to the Beloved.
Matthew 26:27, 26:42
Matthew 26:27 + Matthew 26:42 = Christ drains the cup of Hell so that His Bride might drink the cup of Heaven
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Matthew 22:40
Matthew 22:40,”All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Love YHWH with all, Love neighbor as self
1 John 4:10
1 John 4:10,”In this is love…[God] sent His Son to be the wrath absorbing sacrifice for our sins.” No wrath = No Love
Romans 3:24-25
Romans 3:23-25, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by His grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by His blood, to be received by faith.” The Passage Explained In verse 23, Paul issues
1 Corinthians 8:2-3
_____________________________ 1 Corinthians 8:3, “…if anyone loves God, he is known by God.” The Passage Explained The tense of the verbs used in 1 Corinthians 8:3 sheds some light on Paul’s intended meaning. Translated in a way that emphasizes the verbal tenses, 1 Corinthians 8:3 could read: “But if anyone is loving God (present active
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The Gospel – V – Love
Based on many texts, but most especially 1 John 4:10. As self-made enemies of God, we all face the shattering power of God’s War of Love. However—from the overflow of that same love—God sent forth His own Beloved, His Image, His Word, His SON: Jesus Christ. In every way like one of the rebels
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Ephesians 5:25
Ephesians 5:25, “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her…” As with Monday’s picture, today’s picture also comes directly from my storyboarding for the next animation, “Everlasting Arms.” In the animation, this scene comes at the moment where the Bride’s eyes are opened—where Ezekiel 36:26 or 2