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However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife mustrespect her husband.” (NIV). Colossians 3:19 “Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them”(NIV) When it comes to the subject of marriage, it seems like many are searching for explanations and reasons, everywhere apart fromContinue reading “Husbands, love your wife”

Even though the bible teaches us to love or express the love nature of God imparted into us, it is also important to note that you can misdirect the love mandate. This also means that we can abuse love. The Bible talks of a man by the name Diotrephes, a church leader in the epistleContinue reading “The wrong love of Diotrephes”

As Christians, God’s word directs us to love the Lord, the things of God, and the people that God has created. Most importantly too, we must love the gathering of believers.You can’t be a Christian and not develop and direct your love for Church meetings or gatherings where you will meet believers. Our opening textContinue reading “Love the brotherhood of believers”

Remaining in the love that God demonstrated towards us means that wemust appreciate and keep what he got for us by loving us. When you keep your faith in the Lord, you are keeping the love of God, when you walk in the will of God you are remaining in the love of God. GodContinue reading “Remain in the Love of God”

No one goes through life without opposition. You may have people who may side with you and people who may be adversaries. This fact notwithstanding, our mandate as Christians is to become goodwill ambassadors of Christ even when surrounded by haters, persecutors, and enemies. 2 Corinthians 5:20 says “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ,Continue reading “Love your enemies and pray for them.”

Let me start this subject of love your enemies with a short story. I had a conversation with a young Christian lady about her dealings with other people in the body of Christ. Although a Christian, she has withdrawn and held back from dealing with other Christians. My short conversation withher revealed that, she didn’tContinue reading “Love your enemies”

1 John 3:23 “And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment” Our two opening scriptures reveal one truth- Love is a commandment and it is a New Testament commandment for the believer. You see, despite the factContinue reading “Love, our new commandment”

Love as a virtue is not practiced in a vacuum. There is a model that we mustfollow when it comes to love. Our model or example is Christ. As a Christian, you must love others just like Christ. One feature about thelove of Christ is that it is not discriminatory and reaches out to peopleContinue reading “Love others just like Christ did for you”

When it comes to love, God’s word gives us clear standards. One of such is to love our neighbours as we love ourselves. The way you love yourself, you must do the same to your neighbour. It is love that makes us look for our interest and do things that will bring us great benefits.Continue reading “Love your neighbour as yourself”

Love and leadership go hand in hand. For you to become a successful leader, you must master walking in love. Without love, you are likely to abuse your power as a leader. You will end up using the people rather thanbeing a blessing. The bible says in love a throne, or an authority is establishedContinue reading “Love and leadership”