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The initiator… May you have power to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge… Ephesians 3:18-19 “If we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.” 1 John 4:12 God is love. Whoever …
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A stubborn lover… Most Bible students are quite familiar with the Greek terms in the New Testament for love. The most prominent of them is “agape,” which denotes unconditional self-giving. It’s this kind of love that God displays to us, deposits in us, and demands of us. It’s the ultimate unselfishness, the deepest regard for …
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He’s a lover… Of all the ways to describe what God is like, this is the most legendary. He loved the world enough to send his Son, he loved us while we were still sinners, he loves us in our state of paltry sanctification. How great is the vast and fearless love of God! His …
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What does mercy look like? Bible writers tell us that God is rich in mercy, full of mercy, great in mercy; and the immoderate source of tender mercies. As previously promised, I’ll avoid the technicalities of original language or theological complexities. Suffice it to say, there are several original words in both testaments that are …
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Full of mercy… I want to say again that it’s not my intent to dissect God, like a frog, into pieces so we can study him. Nothing life-changingly good comes from anyone’s attempt to take him apart and examine him. I simply want to know him as best I can the way he actually is. …
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