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Edwin Elisha James is an Evangelist whose commitment to preach wherever the Lord leads him has fructified in bringing hundreds of souls to the Lord - a dream and a desire that he has harboured for the longest time!

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Christian Love

It must be sincere

Romans 12:9

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good.

1 Peter 1:22

Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.

It does no wrong to another person

Romans 13:10

Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.

It is manifested in good deeds

Hebrews 6:10

God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.

1 John 3:18

Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

It must be long suffering

1 Corinthians 13:4

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

Ephesians 4:2

Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.

It is forgiving

2 Corinthians 2:8

I urge you, therefore, to reaffirm your love for him.
Sometimes it rebukes

2 Corinthians 2:4

For I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart and with many tears, not to grieve you but to let you know the depth of my love for you.

It controls freedom

Galatians 5:13

You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature; rather, serve one another in love.

Romans 14:5

One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike. Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind.

It motivates our speaking truth

Ephesians 4:5

One Lord, one faith, one baptism;


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