(John 13:34; 1 John 4:20) As we’ve shared about God’s Covenant Order and what it means to love God, yourself and others we can move forward with this new or renewed understanding. Here are three keys from the Greatest Commandments to building agape Kingdom relationships, especially marriage, according to His Word. As we build agape Kingdom marriages we then form loving families, which in turn strengthens the loving relationships that make up Christ’s Church. (Note how these principles all flow from our discipleship relationship with... Read More
April 14, 2021
Wisdom – Building on God’s Truth
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We've spent a considerable amount of time laying the foundation of Christ's Lordship, our discipleship response in living out the relationship we're given with God in Christ, and doing so in Love and Humility. This requires that we do so in His Wisdom. As we begin to now focus on building our earthly relationships (check out previous articles on Love for a refresher as to God's Covenant Order for all relationships) we must pay attention to what God says about Wisdom so that it will... Read More
April 7, 2021
Truth in Grace
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Living with Christ as Lord, responding as His sold-out, dying-to-self disciples so we can be salt and light to a hurting and dying world, all in His Truth and Love requires us to imitate Him. One of the simplest and most powerful Scriptures of Christ is John 1:14, "And the Word (Jesus) became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (Parentheses mine and added) Grace, simply defined, is... Read More
March 31, 2021
The Clashing of Kingdoms
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Let's look at the events that led to the Triumphal Entry, Passion Week, Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday. In John 11 Jesus is called to Bethany to heal Lazarus and he delays until Lazarus has died...doesn't seem like a very "Jesus thing" to do. However, Jesus knows it is for God's Glory and will stir the religious pot so to speak. He arrives and calls Lazarus forth from the tomb...and Lazarus walks out after being dead 4 days! Jesus literally raises Lazarus from the dead!... Read More
March 25, 2021
The Truth in Love…Loving Our Neighbors
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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