March 26, 2021
Loving Our Neighbor(s)
As we continue with our focus on The Love of God rooted in His Truth (go to https://loveandlordship.com/blog/discipleship-loving-response-required-to-his-lordship/ to see the 7 great texts on Love in the NT), we look at God’s Covenant Order for manifesting and expressing that love in relationship with others. The 6th great text is found in Ephesians 5:21-33…Godly Love expressed in relationships and in particular in the Marriage Covenant and what it represent – Christ and His Bride, The Church. As in the beginning (Genesis 1 & 2) God’s… Read More
March 19, 2021
Truth in Love
1 John 4:19; Mark 12:29-31; Matthew 22:37-39
These should guide us according to God’s Word as to how we are to love and disciple others to love as well…(linked texts):
1) 1 John 4:7-21…God is Love and Love is from God…we can only love because He first loved us (v. 19); (John 3:16; 1 John 3:16)2) Mark 12:29-31…A clear priority and order for love of Him and others; 3) Mark 12:31…loving others as self; 4) John 13:1-17…Love lived out in humility, service, authority and discipleship; 5) Romans 8:37-39…God’s… Read More
March 12, 2021
The Discipline of Love
1 John 4:19; Mark 12:29-31; Matthew 22:37-39 (Refer to last week’s post for the seven texts on Love – https://loveandlordship.com/blog/discipleship-loving-response-required-to-his-lordship/)
Foundation: I can only love because God first loved and still/always loves me (1 John 4:19)
From the moment that Adam and Eve ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil sin entered the world and mankind has since been completely marred by it. This means that in and of ourselves, while there are remnants of our being created in God’s… Read More