Tag: christianity
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The Opposite of Love Is Idolatry
Many who bear the name of Christians are serving other gods besides the Lord. Our Creator demands our supreme devotion, our first allegiance. Anything which tends to abate our love for God, or to interfere with the service due Him, becomes thereby an idol. With some their lands, their houses, their merchandise, are the idols.…
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Love God, God Is Love
Those who love God cannot harbor hatred or envy. When the heavenly principle of eternal love fills the heart, it will flow out to others, not merely because favors are received of them, but because love is the principle of action and modifies the character, governs the impulses, controls the passions, subdues enmity, and elevates…
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Chief of the Fallen Angels
Satan, the chief of the fallen angels, once had an exalted position in heaven. He was next in honor to Christ. The knowledge which he, as well as the angels who fell with him, had of the character of God, of His goodness, His mercy, wisdom, and excellent glory, made their guilt unpardonable. . .…
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He Feels Compassion For You!
2 Corinthians 1:33 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Ephesians 2:44 But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, Matthew 18:2727 And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the…
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The Golden Rule
In your association with others, put yourself in their place. Enter into their feelings, their difficulties, their disappointments, their joys, and their sorrows. Identify yourself with them, and then do to them as, were you to exchange places with them, you would wish them to deal with you. This is the true rule of honesty.…