In this the love of God was manifested toward us that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him.
The perfect proof of God's love for us was presented when Jesus, God's only Son, hung and died on the cross. As the hymn beautifully states: Jesus paid it all. There was nothing left to prove when He died on that tree to redeem us from our sins. Verse 10 goes on to tell us, In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us (Our love for Him was not a condition), and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Propitiation describes Jesus, through His sacrificial death, appeasing the wrath of God and providing a cleansing of our sins. God displayed the greatest love as Christ died on our cross. Do you love Him? Like Him, do you love all others? Verse 11 states, Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
Pastor John
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
1 Corinthians 13:13
And now abide faith, hope, love these three; but the greatest of these is love.
The word love in this verse is from the Greek word agapao, meaning unconditional love, love by choice and by an act of the will. Agapao will never seek anything but the highest good for mankind. It is an all-powerful love - undefeatable, unconquerable, and everlasting. There are no prerequisites for this love. This is the love Jesus spoke of when he addressed Nicodemus in John 3:16. On Sundays, now until Easter, we will study this love, the agapao love of God that brings eternal life to all who believe in His only begotten Son. God's power - made available to us - is the product of the gospel of His love.
The word love in this verse is from the Greek word agapao, meaning unconditional love, love by choice and by an act of the will. Agapao will never seek anything but the highest good for mankind. It is an all-powerful love - undefeatable, unconquerable, and everlasting. There are no prerequisites for this love. This is the love Jesus spoke of when he addressed Nicodemus in John 3:16. On Sundays, now until Easter, we will study this love, the agapao love of God that brings eternal life to all who believe in His only begotten Son. God's power - made available to us - is the product of the gospel of His love.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
Here Jesus speaks of the change from death to new life - of being born again. Spring begins this month on the 20th. We will see new life spring up in the natural world around us. Many of the grasses and shrubs will burst into growth and color. They will come out of dormancy and be new again. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, the Apostle Paul uses "spring-like" language when he talks about the old life passing away and all things becoming new. Before he talks about the old life passing away and all things becoming new. Before he became a Christian, Augustine lived a pleasure filled life. Many years after his conversion, he was approached by a prostitute he once knew, who called out his name. When he ignored her, she said, "Augustine, you know me. Don't you remember me?" Augustine replied, "Yes, I know you, but you don't know me. The Augustine you knew is dead." Augustine could say with Paul all things had become new. I pray this spring season sees new life coming to many through our ministry.
Pastor John
Here Jesus speaks of the change from death to new life - of being born again. Spring begins this month on the 20th. We will see new life spring up in the natural world around us. Many of the grasses and shrubs will burst into growth and color. They will come out of dormancy and be new again. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, the Apostle Paul uses "spring-like" language when he talks about the old life passing away and all things becoming new. Before he talks about the old life passing away and all things becoming new. Before he became a Christian, Augustine lived a pleasure filled life. Many years after his conversion, he was approached by a prostitute he once knew, who called out his name. When he ignored her, she said, "Augustine, you know me. Don't you remember me?" Augustine replied, "Yes, I know you, but you don't know me. The Augustine you knew is dead." Augustine could say with Paul all things had become new. I pray this spring season sees new life coming to many through our ministry.
Pastor John
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