The Greatest of These Is Love Your understanding of the Church, the Body of Christ, and your love for your brothers and sisters in Christ reveals more than you might possibly imagine! Jesus made it clear that He was calling His disciples into a relationship with our Father in heaven, by His Word and His Spirit, that would result in a special…

The Greatest of These Is Love Commandments are given with the intention that they be obeyed. Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them” (Matthew 5:17). Paul explains in Romans 8 that God has given believers His Spirit “in order that the righteous…

The Greatest of These Is Love Of all the commands Jesus ever gave to His disciples, “Love your enemies” may be the most difficult to understand and to obey. How do you love people who may hate you? What does it mean to love your enemies? Can you love and hate at the same time? It seems that we have more questions…

The Greatest of These Is Love God never commands believers to do something we cannot do through His power working in us! That is true with all His commands, and is especially true of His commands to love Him with all our heart, soul and mind, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. In giving this summary of God’s commandments Jesus said…

The Greatest of These Is Love “Do you love God?” It seems like a simple question, yet for most people the question never comes to mind and the answer to the question seems vague and even elusive. “Do I love God?” What does it mean to love God? How do you love a God you cannot see? Yet Jesus says the first…