Love

Shayne on June 5th, 2010

I sometimes it difficult to understand how some people put so much weight onto one verse in the Bible without looking at what is said throughout – all of the Bible.
I’m referring to the case which Selwyn mentions today, in regard to the following verses, 1 Corinthians 16:19-24 (NLT): “The churches here in the province [...]

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Shayne on March 21st, 2010

As I reading various sections of Scripture, looking for those cases where the suffering of Jesus is mentioned as evidence to support the truth that we have a relationship with our God who understands our weaknesses. I came upon these verses which demonstrate the power and victory of Christ’s suffering – a terrible suffering, which highlights [...]

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Shayne on March 7th, 2010

Okay – I guess over all these years – such a day, does come along – I can find nothing positive to say about what Selwyn has written.
However, I would like to say that John 13:34, is a favourite verse of mine: “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just [...]

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Shayne on March 5th, 2010

I liked Selwyn’s introduction: “The willingness of our Creator to subject Himself to the conditions under which we live must surely spell out one thing – God is intensely interested in and concerned about all aspects of our lives, including our hurts and sorrows.” Jesus does all this – because He loves us! The most [...]

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Shayne on February 17th, 2010

Selwyn starts today’s study with: “We stay with the issue we raised yesterday, namely how an unloved person can become a loving person when awakened by God’s love.”
In the study, he tells us about a psychologist, who because of  physical abuse suffered as a child, found it difficult to express love.
The psychologist’s story continued, as [...]

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Shayne on February 15th, 2010

I thought the Bible verses, set for reading and meditation to be especially interesting; and, these verses in particular invite a lot of questions (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, NLT): “ … How we thank God for you! Because of you we have great joy as we enter God’s presence. Night and day we pray earnestly for you, [...]

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