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Agape and phileo

Agape and phileo – no difference

What is the difference, biblically and theologically, between agape and phileo. I have read that secular Greek texts/philosophers thought phileo a higher form of love as it refers to intimacy and a desire to love, whereas agape is more a d…

Hebrews Study: God’s Love for Jerusalem, the Holy City :: By Sean Gooding

Hebrews Study: God’s Love for Jerusalem, the Holy City :: By Sean Gooding

Hebrews 7: 4-10 “For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Highest God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, 2 to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all, first being translated ‘king of righteousness,’ and then also king of Salem, meaning ‘king of peace,’ 3 […]

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Did Jesus curse his enemies?

Did Jesus curse his enemies?

Jesus’ teaching to "love your enemies" is known to practically everyone. But in several cases the NT portrays him as expressing anger toward those who opposed him. He famously drove the moneychangers from the Temple with a whip …

Does Love Work as a Leadership Principle?

Does Love Work as a Leadership Principle?

As I stumbled for my alarm at 3:00 a.m. on my first day on the job as a street washer, I wondered what I was getting myself into. CBS had asked my company to participate in its hit reality show Undercover Boss. As the CEO of Herschend Family Entertainm…

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: Part 2 :: By Keith Watts

The Greatest Love Story Ever Told: Part 2 :: By Keith Watts

The link to the message is below. (Ephesians 3:13-20) https://youtu.be/XYEq4Ih3duo The night I realized the meaning of “a man of sorrows” (Isaiah 53:3) and “he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4) is the night that has forever changed me. Whenever I think about that night or preach this message, it moves […]

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Love In The Spirit

Love In The Spirit

John Edmiston Stage Eight – Love In The Spirit   We have just learned that one of the main things that God teaches us…

The Love of God

The Love of God

America and the nations of the world will only survive when we begin to show the love of Christ to one another. There are…