Posts with the tag: love
Did David and Jonathan Have a Homosexual Relationship?
People ask this question due to David’s grieving words over his friend Jonathan: I grieve for you, Jonathan my brother; you were very dear to me. Your love for me was wonderful, more wonderful than that of women. 2 Samuel 1:26 The nature of their relationship was close friends and not […]
What Is “THE GOLDEN RULE”?
What we call “the golden rule” applies to the general guideline on how we should treat other people: “In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12 “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” […]
Is There Such a Thing as RIGHTEOUS ANGER?
We tend to look down on anger and for good reason in light of passages like these: A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11 An angry person stirs up conflict, and a hot-tempered person commits many sins. Proverbs 29:22 As such, the Bible […]
Why LOYALTY (Faithfulness) Is Important
I remember a couple of old movie stars, like Kirk Douglas, making statements that they didn’t believe men can be monogamous. But this is a copout to commit adultery or live in fornication. It explains why the bride & groom vow to be faithful to one another. In other words, yes, humans — and especially […]
What’s the Secret of a Successful Marriage?
The Bible says that “a cord of three strands is not quickly broken” (Ecclesiastes 4:12). In a marriage the three-strand cord consists of husband, wife and the LORD. As the husband and wife draw nearer to the Lord (James 4:8), they naturally come nearer to each other, as illustrated here: So “come near […]
Does Walking in AGAPE LOVE Mean You Should Be a DOORMAT to Abuse?
A popular minister was preaching on walking in agape love wherein he quoted a verse from the great love passage: Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, 1 Corinthians 13:7a (Amplified Bible Classic) He then brought up a Christian brother who was dealing with a rude, abusive jerk and vented in desperation, “I […]
Believers Who Believe in Spiritual Gifts vs. Those Who Don’t
I just read a long rant by a minister who rebuked some Pentecostals/Charismatics for their arrogance and stressed how the fruits of the spirit are the true evidence of spiritual maturity. He had some corrective things to say that the body of Christ needs to hear, particularly fleshly believers in the Pentecostal/Charismatic camps, but other […]
Q&A on Solomon’s SONG OF SONGS
This article mines the Song of Songs and related resources for insights by addressing myriad key questions concerning this unique book of the Bible. Whenever the answer is uncertain, the best possible ones are supplied. What is the Song of Songs? The Song of Songs is a poetic book of the Hebraic Scriptures — […]
Does the Bible support Monogamy or Polygamy?
While the LORD allowed Hebrew men to marry multiple wives for a couple reasons, polygamy is not God’s best for marriage, as clearly detailed in the beginning (Matthew 19:4-6). Polygamous marriages chronicled in Scripture suffered contention with the inevitable rivalry of the wives (e.g. 1 Samuel 1:1-8). Meanwhile Solomon’s myriad wives were his undoing (1 Kings […]
Is There Such a Thing as RIGHTEOUS HATRED or RIGHTEOUS ENMITY?
Yes, there is such a thing as righteous hatred or righteous enmity. Believers are instructed to “be imitators of God” and “follow God’s example” in Ephesians 5:1 and the Scriptures clearly show that the LORD hates certain things: 16 There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, […]
What Does Love “Always Protects” Mean?
I occasionally hear preachers erroneously proclaim that the heart itself is “desperately wicked,” quoting Jeremiah 17:9, but this simply isn’t true and Jesus Christ himself disagreed with it, as shown above in Luke 6:45.
LAW OF CHRIST—What Is It?
New Testament believers are not under the Mosaic law, as the Israelites in the Old Testament were; we’re under “the law of Christ”? What does this mean?
FREEDOM! LIFE! JOY! POWER!
“FREEDOM! LIFE! JOY! POWER!” is the slogan of Fountain of Life because it’s God’s will that you be FREE, have JOY, walk in LIFE TO THE FULL and be EMPOWERED.
The Seven Keys to SPIRITUAL GROWTH
The Word of God cites seven keys which guarantee spiritual growth and fruitfulness in your walk. Learn what they are and how to add them to your faith.
The Four Types of LOVE in the Bible
Understanding the four types of love in the Bible is enlightening and will help your love walk. Know the four Greek words for love and how they differ.
Gentle Love and Tough Love
There’s a soft side to love but there’s also a hard side, which is TOUGH love. This hard type isn’t at odds with the softer kind; it goes hand-and-hand with it.