Archive for February, 2009
Filed under: Puritain Prayers
Social Tagging: Christianity • Jesus
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O Father of Jesus,
Help me to approach thee with deepest reverence, not with presumption, not with servile fear, but the holy boldness.
Thou art beyond the grasp of my understanding, but not beyond that of my love,
Thou knowest that I love thee supremely, for thou art supremely adorable, good, perfect.
My heart melts [...]
Filed under: Promises from God
Social Tagging: Christianity • Epistle to the Romans • Father • First Epistle of John • God • Jesus • John 3:16 • Lord • Propitiation • Religion and Spirituality • Ten Commandments
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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
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent [...]
Filed under: Quotes
Social Tagging: Christ • Christianity
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“there is not one inch of creation of which Christ doesn’t say ‘Mine,’”
Filed under: Word 4 Today
Social Tagging: Agape • Bible • Christian • Christianity • New Testament
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AGAPE (ah-gah-pay)
In the New Testament it is the main word used for LOVE. There are three words in the Greek which are used most of the time for love. The two which are the most common are eros, which relates to sexual love; philos, which relates to brotherly love [...]
Filed under: Word 4 Today
Social Tagging: Agape • Bible • Christian • Christianity • Gospel • Jesus • Jesus Christ • New Testament • Old Testament • References and Tools
Later Christian writers started to broaden the usage of agape as a word that specifically denoted Christian Love or charity.
In the New Testament there are numerous examples of agape that generally expand on the meanings derived from acient texts, denoting brotherly love, love of a spouse or child, and the love of God for all [...]
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