After being born into His family, we aspire to follow His example as our perfect pattern by abiding staying — connected as a branch does to the vine in fellowship — with our source. John walked the talk. But, it was not always so. Jesus had nicknamed the two brothers, Boanerges, of “Sons 3:17). Thunder” (Mk On one occasion, these two brothers wanted to call down fire from heaven to destroy a village! (Lk 9:51-56). Test of Affection love love my “I peanut butter.” “I wife.” Words, like coins, can be in circulation for such a long time that they start wearing out. The word has lost its precision and depth in our culture; “Love” It has cold” and does a multitude of sins” and in “gone “cover many ways… The Greek has four words for “love”: Storge: Affection love, as a parent toward a child; Phileo: Friendship love; having things in common; Agape (noun): Totally committed love; [vs. Agapao, the verb: totally given over to]; Eros: Sensual, sexual, love (not in NT). Even the Greeks clearly understood that it was essential to bridle and restrain eros. Three Contrasts John’s As John describes a life that is real, he uses three words repeatedly: life, love, and light. Love, life, and light cannot be separated: 1) Christian love is affected by light and darkness (1 Jn 11). 2) Christian love is a matter of life or death (1 Jn 3:10-24). To live in hatred is to live in spiritual death.
After being born into His family, we aspire to follow His example as our perfect pattern by abiding — staying connected as a branch does to the vine — in fellowship with our source. John walked the talk. But, it was not always so. Jesus had nicknamed the two brothers, Boanerges, “Sons of Thunder” (Mk 3:17). On one occasion, these two brothers wanted to call down fire from heaven to destroy a village! (Lk 9:51-56). Test of Affection “I love peanut butter.” “I love my wife.” Words, like coins, can be in circulation for such a long time that they start wearing out. The word “Love” has lost its precision and depth in our culture; It has “gone cold” and does “cover a multitude of sins” and in many ways… The Greek has four words for “love”: Storge: Affection love, as a parent toward a child; Phileo: Friendship love; having things in common; Agape (noun): Totally committed love; [vs. Agapao, the verb: totally given over to]; Eros: Sensual, sexual, love (not in NT). Even the Greeks clearly understood that it was essential to bridle and restrain eros. John’s Three Contrasts As John describes a life that is real, he uses three words repeatedly: life, love, and light. Love, life, and light cannot be separated: 1) Christian love is affected by light and darkness (1 Jn 2) Christian love is a matter of life or death (1 Jn 3:10-24). To live in hatred is to live in spiritual death. 11).
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