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Love and Faithfulness in Me

God is always working on my heart to improve it. He loves me too much to quit on me. My spiritual growth and character development are important to Him. I thank Him for loving me, and I want to live in a way that pleases Him. He is very patient with me and extends great grace. I have learned over the years that “God is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love and faithfulness”…

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Virtue Love in the Christian

Virtue love and personal love are distinct. Personal love is based on an individual’s particular likes and affections, which fluctuate and change. Personal love is no greater than the person whose desires and feelings vacillate. Virtue love is greater, be

As Christians, our love for one another should be obvious to others. On the night before His crucifixion, Jesus told His disciples, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35). Other passages inform us, “you yourselves…

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Commitment Love

Love is often described as an emotion, a warm feeling toward another person. Webster’s Dictionary defines love as a “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties…warm attachment, enthusiasm.”[1] This works in some ways, when the object of our affection appeals to us. But when the natural affinity is gone, or the object becomes unattractive, indifferent, or hostile,…

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