“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” II Timothy 1:7 Romans 8:9 says, “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” From the moment of salvation, we…
God is omniscient. (All knowing.) He’s not limited in His knowledge. God is omnipresent. (Everywhere at the same time.) He’s not limited by space and time. God is omnipotent. (All powerful.) He’s not limited in His strength or ability. Even His name displays His mighty power. In Exodus 6:3, God said, “And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my…
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. John 13:34-35 God tells us in I John 4:12, “…If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.” For the love of…
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. I John 4:7-8 KJV People need to feel loved, to be loved, and to love others in return. Yet no one can love another apart from God. In fact, in and of ourselves, we’re not even…
And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. Exodus 34:6-7 KJV God cannot…
The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3 KJV God was talking to Jeremiah, but the Bible is clear that God is no respecter of persons. Romans 2:11 says, “For there is no respect of persons with God.” That means that God has no favorites – what He does for one…
We’ve heard it said time and again. God is love, and a loving God wouldn’t send anyone to hell. But exactly how loving is the God of creation, the God of our universe, the God of all living? According to John 3:16, God loved us so much “…that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” God loves us tremendously. …
One of God’s greatest attributes is love. Anyone who knows anything about God knows that He loves us. But God is not flat; He’s three dimensional. He’s not one-sided. He has many qualities and characteristics, just like we do. Or should I say that we are three-dimensional and have many characteristics like God, because we were made in His image; not the other way around. Because God is holy, His…
“He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.” Psalm 145:19 KJV For those who love and fear the Lord, He is always nearby, and He will fulfill their desire. Verse 20 tells us what desire He will fulfill. “The LORD preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.” Everyone desires protection, and God…
What is the fear of the Lord? Are we supposed to be afraid of God? God is not a tyrant who gets pleasure out of frightening people. Psalm 145:8 says, “The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.” I John 4:16 says, “And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in…