The Love of Money

“Money is the root of all evil” is the common misquoting of 1 Timothy 6:10: Here, as in other areas of life, leaving out love perverts truth. The truth is: “…the love of money is […]

Love Your Wives

Christian couples should remember that their love for each other is to be a demonstration of Christ’s love for the church. There are some parallels between the love of Christ for the church and the […]

Love Is Permanent

Love will never become obsolete. Some gifts are described here as temporary. But not love. Our love for Christ and for the saints will increase through the ages of eternity. John Newton wrote: “When we’ve […]

Love Is Practical

But how do we know when love is present? What are the practical effects of love? Love suffers long. That is love reacting. Love puts up with many things. Peter had to learn a lesson […]

Love Is Powerful

All Christian service is powerless without love. No matter how you speak — you are weak without love. No matter your words — they are worthless without love. Eloquence may move men and nations for […]

Faith Working by Love

The church at Galatia was a troubled church. At one time it had been flourishing. Love had lived there. The bond between Paul and these Christians had been so strong that he said they would […]

The Fruit of the Spirit

The Christian’s body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. This Divine Person within is not only a resident, but a resource. It is His purpose to reproduce the life of Jesus Christ in each […]

No Difference

The Pacific Garden Mission News carried the following article: “Remember, the man on Skid Row is not different IN KIND from the rest of us. He is merely worse in degree. On Skid Row we […]

Proving Love

A popular bumper sticker says: Honk! If You Love Jesus.” Perhaps a better one would be: “Tithe! If You Love Jesus.” A wealthy businessman and an attorney were traveling around the world. One morning as […]

Unfeigned Love

“I love him, but…” often precedes a tirade of sanctified slander. Sometimes the gossip is guised as a prayer request or finished with a postscript: “I just thought you ought to know — I’ve said […]

Liberty

Many Christians wrestle constantly with the question of what they can or cannot do in the Christian life. Their understanding of “the world” is fuzzy and they struggle to know the difference between dedicated Christian […]

Fulfilling the Law

Jesus once shocked the Pharisees, saying: “…thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And […]