“So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are truly My disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’” John 8:31 (ESV) Six Summer Weeks in JohnWeek 3, Day 17:John 8:1-59 When you’re committed to a Bible reading plan, such … Read more
“How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?” John 5:44 (ESV) Six Summer Weeks in JohnWeek 2, Day 11: John 5:1-47 *Click here for other Six Summer Weeks in John posts. Humans seek glory. What is glory? Glory: praise, honor, … Read more
My jr. high small groupers, my youngest child, & I are continuing to make our way through The Gospel of John in six weeks of summer break. In our Day 4 reading, the fact that Jesus did not entrust Himself to some believers struck me — and that is where I decided to dig in … Read more
Six Summer Weeks in The Gospel of John Starting June 1st, some of my jr. high small groupers and one of my kids and I are reading through The Gospel of John in six weeks. I plan to write about some of what stands out to me in John’s gospel this time through, putting those … Read more
Love is choosing & doing what is right according to God’s Word, NOT deciding what is right based on how you feel!!! We are continuing our look into the biblical meaning of love. Our previous Scripturewise posts addressed feelings, acceptance, and truth: Love Is Not (Just) a Feeling! Love Does Not Equal Acceptance Love Rejoices … Read more
“Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.” – I Corinthians 13:6 (NIV) Before we dive into our topic for today, I’m going to review the subjects of our first two posts about biblical love: Love Is Not (Just) a Feeling! & Love Does Not Equal Acceptance. Feelings, Acceptance & Truth “If … Read more
Love is not just making everyone feel good about themselves!!! In our previous post, Love Is Not (Just) a Feeling!, we saw that biblical love is more about choosing to commit to someone and to what is in their best interest and less about the intense, exciting feelings we associate with falling in love. We’ll … Read more
Biblical love is a choice. It is a commitment. It is an action often done in opposition to feelings. Love is not just a feeling. 9 min. read / Click below to listen to me read this post. “Jesus replied, ‘The most important commandment is this: “Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the … Read more