Category Archives: 1 John 4

Fearless Love

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of … Continue reading

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1 John 4

Reading for Tuesday, May 29: 1 John 4 The NT issues several warnings about false prophets (Matt. 7:15; 24:11; Mark 13:22; 2 Pet. 2:1) and John expresses a similar sentiment to his audience. The Christian response, in light of the … Continue reading

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Marriage Is Love

A friend of mine asked me to write a guest piece for his blog. His name is Warren Baldwin and he writes extensively on family and marriage. (You can access his blog by clicking here.) This is a little something … Continue reading

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Compelled: Looking Back

With my first post of 2008, I laid out my New Year’s resolution: to do only those things that were compelled by the love of Christ. With 2 Corinthians 5 as my motivation, my goal for the year was to … Continue reading

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My Scriptures

Probably the greatest impact this resolution has had on me after the first month is the way Scripture has been my fuel. Obviously, the impetus for this little project came from 2 Corinthians 5. But as the reality of Christ’s … Continue reading

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No Fear In Love, Part 2

I made this post on my other blog. Wanted to post it here, too. I have much to say, but with grad classes starting up again this week, I haven’t had the time to blog here like I want to. … Continue reading

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