Taylor Swift's "I Know Places" from her 1989 album paints a vivid picture of a love under siege. It's a thrilling, almost desperate race to find sanctuary from the ever-present eyes of the outside …
Agape
The word "agape" (ἀγάπη) refers to a specific type of love that is central to the faith. It is often translated as "unconditional love" or "selfless love," and it represents the highest form of love …
Propitiation
Propitiation refers to the appeasement of God's wrath against sin through a sacrificial offering. It is a key concept in understanding the work of Jesus Christ on the cross. A breakdown of its …
Living in Him
This is how we know we’re living steadily and deeply in him, and he in us: He’s given us life from his life, from his very own Spirit. Also, we’ve seen for ourselves and continue to state openly that …
God is Love
God is love. When we take up permanent residence in a life of love, we live in God and God lives in us. This way, love has the run of the house, becomes at home and mature in us, so that we’re free of …
God is love
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.1 John 4:16 Though our feelings come and go, God’s …
God is love
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.1 John 4:8 Theologian A.W. Tozer once stated, “Nothing God ever does, or ever did, or ever will do, is separate from the love of …
Love
We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.1 John 4:19 MSG In a letter to Mrs. Johnson dated Feb. 19, 1954, Lewis says, …