Posts Tagged ‘love’
How do I get a love for God?
Question: Hi! How do I get a love for God? The Bible says I need to love Him with all my heart and soul, but I only feel fear of the eternal consequences that come if I’m not obedient. I know the Bible says God is love, but I’m having a hard time with that…
Read MoreThank you for your lesson on the greatest commandment
Question: Matthew 22:37 to me is the reason we are here. Deuteronomy 6:5-8 gives me the assurance of God’s love for us. We are to love Him at all time regardless of our situation. Sometimes it scares me that the love of God is so powerful yet so gentle. Romans 11:27-36 finalizes Jesus and Holy…
Read MoreLove or Legalism?
by Steven F. Deaton When we insist men must adhere strictly to the commandments of God, is it love or legalism? Men say it is legalism. They say, “We should obey a Savior, not a system.” Or, “Give me the man, not a plan.” Their idea is that to admit the existence of a law…
Read MoreWhy is my husband so uncaring?
Question: I too am a wife who feels unloved. My question is, why do men, who give so much loving attention to a woman when they are courting her, stop loving her in the same way as the years go on? We have many children, and the youngest has severe cerebral palsy. When she was born, my…
Read MoreCan two homosexuals truly love each other?
Question: I was wondering, can you explain loving someone as in I Corinthians 13? My friend I disagree regarding whether homosexuals love each other because the basis of their relationship is sin; there is nothing good about it. They might be nice to each other, get each other things, and be self-sacrificing in certain areas…
Read MoreShould we separate a man from his deeds, hating his sins while loving his soul?
Question: Regarding the love of God for man: I believe that God can separate the man from sin. Therefore, God can love the man, but hate the sin. Do you agree with this? Are there scriptures that indicate this? Where Jesus tells us to love your enemies in Matthew 5, I believe the only way we can…
Read MoreHow do I know I am loving my brethren?
Question: Hello. I have a question about love in the biblical sense. I am a member of the church and have been for a while now, but I am confused by the meaning of love in the Bible. I know this sounds like a stupid question, but is love a thing, a feeling, or a…
Read MoreI’m still confused as to what love is. Is it a feeling, an action, or both?
Question: I was reading over the email you sent me a while back and I understand what love is but at the same time, I don’t. I know what is but I feel it’s hard to explain. Love is like faith, it isn’t an action but without action, it is basically dead. I can show someone…
Read MoreHow do you love people who are being mean to you?
Question: My question has to do with John 15:21. I go through this daily at my job. I try to show love for my co-workers at work. But the more I do, the more destructive things my co-workers do to me like hide things from me in my cubicle or move important things from my…
Read MoreWhen we love God, how do you define love?
Question: I have been writing a paper on what it means to love God. I have some parts and to love God you follow his commandments; if you don’t, you don’t love God. But how do we define love? I have been thinking about it for a long time. It encompasses a whole bunch, but…
Read MoreYou Are Beloved
by Kent Heaton To be a child of God is to enjoy the immeasurable blessings of a heavenly Father who grants gifts of mercy and grace to His children daily. Because of the sacrifice of the “only begotten Son,” (John 3:16) Christians embrace the warm relationship of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ. The…
Read MoreDoes the person with more sins love God greater?
Question: Hi. I have a question for you. Actually, a couple. I think this will be some pretty good ones to have on the site, but mainly I am writing for some clarification for my own personal understanding. Concerning the parable of the two debtors that Jesus told Simon Peter about. Simon Peter concluded that…
Read MoreWhat is Man?
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/WhatIsMan.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Psalm 8:3-9 I. Job faced a severe trials as Satan tried to get him to turn against God A. It wasn’t just the suffering that Job wrestled with. B. Trying to understand what lead to his plight also caused Job to raise other questions as well. C. One that Job asked is…
Read MoreIs It Wrong to Have Romantic Feelings?
by Clem Thurman via Gospel Minutes, Vol. 58, No. 40, Oct. 2, 2009 “And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make for him a help meet for him” (Genesis 2:18). God intended that man should have a mate, a woman, and that that woman should have a…
Read MoreI Don’t Love Her Any More
by Greg Gwin A forty-year-old man, suffering through the classic “mid-life crisis,” sat down to talk to a preacher about his problems. He explained how his marriage of 20 years was no longer satisfying or fulfilling. Finally, he reached the ‘bottom line.’ “I just don’t love her anymore”, he said. “What can I do?” After…
Read MoreHow to Save Your Marriage
by Rick Lanning in The Elgin Hills Examiner, Vol. 3, Nos. 11,12, Nov/Dec. 2008. It’s simple, really. I do not have to write a large volume, followed by a sequel, on all the details of establishing a good marriage. Although the shelves are stocked full of wonderful books on this subject (and I have spent a…
Read MoreDid I love him too much?
Question: I just turned 21 years old and I have been through a lot. Life has not always been easy for me. I want to be saved and do the right things to make it in heaven. I am a Christian. Lately, I have been reading the bible on my own because I want to know and love God and Jesus better. However,…
Read MoreIs rough sex a bad thing?
Question: Is rough sex a bad thing? If so, why? Answer: Much is going to depend on how rough you think rough is. There have been numerous trials where someone was badly injured or even killed and the defendant claimed “We were just having rough sex. She liked it that way.” The flaw in that…
Read MoreHow were the Thessalonians taught by God to love one another?
Question: In I Thessalonians 4:9, how were the Thessalonians “taught by God to love one another” so that Paul did not need to write to them? Are we taught in a similar way? Were other New Testament Christians taught in the same way? If so, why did apostles write to them telling them to love,…
Read MoreIs Love to Blame?
by Steve Klein Have you ever known parents who claimed that they loved their children too much to spank them? Ever known someone who tried to justify having sex outside of marriage because they loved the person? Ever known a Christian who would not rebuke and correct religious errors because they loved others too much…
Read MorePerfect Love Casts Out Fear
https://www.lavistachurchofchrist.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/PerfectLoveCastsOutFear.mp3 by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: I John 4:17-21 I. Fear is an instinctive emotion A. It arises from a need to preserve ourselves, to keep us protected. 1. Fears of job loss, serious illness, difficult problems may each cause us to fear. 2. We don’t fear when we don’t perceive a danger II. Fear of the Unknown A. It…
Read MoreDoes Christian love demand a willingness to lay down your life for a friend?
Question: While teaching the adult class I made the statement that a true characteristic of Christian love is that one would be willing to lay down his/her life for his/her friends. One lady stated that she could not do that. What are your thoughts? How would you answer this lady’s comment? Answer: “Greater love has…
Read MoreIs looking at another person and noting they are beautiful a form of lust?
Question: I have a question about living a Christian life and following the rules of the Bible such as those regarding lust. I just got married a month ago and I love my wife with all my heart, but sometimes we as people see other people in the world and we might look at them…
Read MoreWhat does it mean that we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren?
Question: I am teaching the adult class in the morning. There is one particular verse that I need to be prepared to explain exactly what it is teaching and am not entirely sure. What is your understanding of I John 3:16? Are we expected to be willing to die for another when their life is…
Read MoreShould I marry the girl I got pregnant or the girl that I love?
Question: Needing some scriptural advice. I got a girl pregnant, or so she claims. I know that was a sin and have sought forgiveness with God. My confusion is here: I don’t feel like she’s the best Christian woman for me, actually, she and I fight often. I have a life long friend who I…
Read MoreWhy Is It?
by Morris D. Norman via Gospel Power, Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan. 4, 2009. We see so many in today’s society that are doing so many things to destroy health and shorten life. There are many campaigns and many public advertisements to keep people from the evil of drugs, drink, and tobacco but the number who…
Read MoreIs romantic love a duty or an emotional thing?
Question: I would like to ask if the romantic kind of love is an emotional thing or a duty. Thank you. Answer: It is not an either on or the other, it is both a duty and emotional. Romantic love is something married couples are bound by duty to give to each other. “Let the…
Read MoreIs loving each other at the age of 17 right or wrong?
Question: Is loving each other at the age of 17 right or wrong? Answer: Your question is too vague for me to give you a good answer. You have a love for your parents from the time you are a small child, and that is certainly right. People are quite capable of falling in love…
Read MoreWhy was the Song of Songs written?
Question: Why was the Song of Songs written? Answer: God didn’t choose to tell us. All of the Bible was written to guide mankind. “As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue” (II Peter 1:3).…
Read MoreWe’re thinking about getting married, so how do I get him to be honest with himself?
Question: Hello. I want to thank you so much for the information because it helped me out a lot. I have one problem: telling him that he is not a virgin. Every time I try to tell him it bothers him to talk about it because he knew it was wrong and stuff. I know that…
Read MoreAs Long as I Love …
by Keven A. Sulc via The Berean, Vol. 5, No. 6, August 1996 There are many concepts and beliefs that are held regarding salvation. We must never just accept something because it is commonly accepted or taught by religious teachers but see what the Scriptures say lest we be deceived. Let us examine the concept of…
Read MoreHow do you build trust in a marriage?
Question: I thank you for the lovely rebukes and instructions. While the instruction lines up with the word of God, so do the rebukes. Perhaps I do need to be utterly disgusted with some chemical controlling my life. I Corinthians 6:12, I’m sure, will guide me there through a study of the Word and its…
Read MoreLessons from Jonah
I. The book of Jonah is unique among the prophets A. The emphasis of the story is upon the messenger instead of the message. B. We learn lessons from the actions of the prophet, instead of the message he delivered. C. The tale of a man being swallowed and living three days in a great fish have caused some…
Read MoreIs same-gender love wrong?
Question: I need to ask a question about love. I have asked before about boy-boy or girl-girl relationships. Is there such a case that you can say it is proper if you’re a guy to be infatuated (or have a crush) on another guy, or for a girl (this is more common, I think) to…
Read MoreWhat should a wife do if she feels unloved?
Question: What should a wife do if she feels her husband doesn’t love her anymore? He only touches me when he wants sex. He won’t talk or discuss things with me. When I talk about the situation, he says that’s all I talk about. He works all the time, does things for other people, goes…
Read MoreIs married love different from Christian love?
Question: Is the love between husbands and wives any different from the love fellow Christians have for each other or for non-believers? Answer: Greek has three basic words for love, two of which are used in the Bible: Agape is a devoted love. It gives even when it is not returned. Agape is a love done on purpose;…
Read MoreHow did David and Jonathan show their love for each other?
Question: How did David and Jonathan show their concern (love) for one another? Can we act like them too? Answer: “The soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul” (I Samuel 18:1). They made a covenant with each other “Then Jonathan and David made a…
Read MoreCould you explain what is true love?
Question: Could you explain I Corinthians 13:4-8 phrase by phrase to me? What is true love? What does it mean? Answer: See the article “Love is …” for a phrase-by-phrase explanation of I Corinthians 13:4-8. See “Dating and Courtship” in the study Growing Up in the Lord: A Study for Teenage Boys or “Dating and Courtship” in the study Growing…
Read MoreAre same-sex relationships wrong if they are non-sexual?
Question: Does it make any difference at all if the girl – girl or boy -boy relationships are not sexual? What I am trying to ask is would being infatuated or “falling in love” with someone of the same sex be a sin? Answer: Oh, the mess our over-sexualized world has made of relationships between…
Read MoreLove Is …
In learning the craft of needlepoint, a person will sometimes work on a sampler. The sampler generally contains a notable quotation and a variety of images and scrollwork to demonstrate the different stitches mastered. Bible verses are often selected for the basic text, and one of the most popular selections is I Corinthians 13:4-8: Love suffers…
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