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REPUTATION FOR FAITH AND LOVE
I always thank my God, remembering you in my prayers, because I hear about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your loveG26 for all the saints. Philemon 1:4-5 (BSB) After greeting Philemon and others with him, Paul let him know that…
LOVE IS AN ACTION WORD
Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, loveG26, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 (BSB) Rather than embracing erotic love, physical pleasures, gluttonous appetites, and miserly wealth,…
PURSUE LOVE
But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, loveG26, perseverance, and gentleness. 1 Timothy 6:11 (BSB) The man of God, Timothy, needed to run from false teaching and the sin that accompanied it…
BROTHERLY AND SISTERLY LOVE
LOVE IS A CHOICE
The goal of our instruction is the loveG26 that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith. 1 Timothy 1:5 (BSB) Paul had encouraged Timothy to admonish some false teachers and guide them back to toward…
PHILDELPHÍA (BROTHERLY AND/OR SISTERLY LOVE)
Now about brotherly loveG5360, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to loveG25 one another. 1 Thessalonians 4:9 (BSB) G5360 – φιλαδελφία philadelphía – one who loves his brother. Brotherly…
OVERWHELMING, OVERFLOWING LOVE
And may the Lord cause you to increase and overflowG4052 with loveG26 for one another and for everyone else, just as our loveG26 for you overflows . . . 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (BSB) May the Lord flood you with an…
HUSBANDS, LOVE YOUR WIVES AND DO NOT BE HARSH
Husbands, loveG25 your wives and do not be harshG4087 with them. Colossians 3:19 (BSB) Husbands, love your wives [with an affectionate, sympathetic, selfless love that always seeks the best for them] and do not be embittered or resentful toward them…
LIKE-MINDED LOVE
Therefore if you have encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His loveG26, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same loveG26, being united in spirit…
ABOUNDING IN AGÁPĒ
And this is my prayer: that your loveG26 may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the…