God’s Love for me Recently, out of a desire to grow in my love for God, I decided to spend a few days alone with Him in the woods. ……Before I left, a friend prayed, “God, I know how You’ve wanted this time with Francis.” Though I didn’t say anything at the time, I secretly […]

Love your neighbor as you love yourself?”……An expert in the law tried to test the Lord Jesus by asking Him to declare what the greatest commandment in the Law of Moses. In one masterful statement, Jesus condensed the entire law that God had given Moses into this memorable explanation: “You shall love the LORD your […]

What does it mean “love always protects” ? 1 Corinthians 13:7……The “love chapter, 1 Corinthians 13, mentions four specific attributes of love that are “always” put into action. The first of these is that love “always protects” (NIV) or “love bears all things” (ESV and NKJV).……The Greek word for “protects” is stegei, which literally means […]

Song of Solomon   Author: Solomon wrote Song of Solomon, according to the first verse. This song is one of 1,005 that Solomon wrote (1 Kings 4:32). The title “Song of Songs” is a superlative, meaning this is the best one.……Date of Writing: Solomon most likely wrote this song during the early part of his […]

“What is storgelove?”……The ancient Greek language had four words to describe different types of love:agape,phileo,eros, andstorge. Only two of these Greek words are used in the New Testament,agape(self-sacrificial love) andphileo(brotherly love).……A third type of love,eros, expresses sexual love, but the word is nowhere to be found in the New Testament. The fourth Greek word for […]

1 Corinthians 13 (The Message) The Way of Love  If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate. If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a […]

“What does the Bible say about tough love?”……Answer: “Tough love” is an expression that is generally thought of as a disciplinary measure where someone is treated rather sternly with the intention of helping them in the long run. For example, tough love may be the refusal to give assistance to a friend asking for help […]