Marriage is…(1/4)
Marriage is… Men and Women Are Equal in Value and Dignity Upon creation of humans God said He created them in His image. Genesis 1:27 – So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. To be in God’s image is a […]
Read MoreLove Is…Respect (5/5)
Love Is – Respect Is ‘respect’ to be something your spouse must earn before you give respect to them? Is ‘respect’ something that your spouse does not have to earn in order to receive it from you? In our brokenness we frequently want to wait for the other person to do their God given responsibility […]
Read MoreLove is…Forgiving (4/5)
Love is…forgiving How quick are we to forgive our brother or our spouse? When we are on the receiving end of ‘forgiveness’ for something we have said or done do we remember the significance to ‘our well-being’ it was for us and our walk with God? Remembering thus happening in our own lives is the […]
Read MoreLove is .. God’s Word (3/5)
Love Is – God’s Word In continue of our discussion about ‘love’, mainly the use of the Greek word “agapa” … Agape is ‘an intelligent, purposeful attitude of esteem and devotion’ – ‘a selfless, purposeful, outgoing attitude that desires to do good to the one loved.’ Jesus said at: Matthew 22:37–40 – 37 – And he […]
Read MoreLove Is…Agapa (2/5)
Love is… “agapa” Expanded…. 1 John 2:9-10(ESV) 9Whoever says he is in the light and hates his brother is still in darkness. 10Whoever loves his brother abides in the light, and in him£ there is no cause for stumbling. John uses strong words in what he thinks love is. The Greek-speaking Jews chose to […]
Read MoreLove Is…-(1/5)
Love is… Many think that ‘love’ is a feeling. When one says he ‘falls in love’ and finds his heart beating in an electrify state he thinks that is what ‘love’ means. If that is what ‘love’ is, then what happens in a couple years when the flittering diminishes? When they no longer have this […]
Read MoreIndependence – Public Ridicule
Seventy-seven Irrefutable Truths of Marriage a book written by Keefauver, L. and Keefauver, J. (2002) (a book review) Following are three of excerpts from the book. 1) Praying together often! – 2) Never do public exposing or ridicule of your spouse! 3) What level of ‘independence’ is acceptable? Public exposing your spouse or […]
Read MoreClues of Danger
There are danger signs for us in a marriage! Will we look for them? What to look for: Here are some of the clues to watch for: 1. A couple that uses a public situation to cut each other down. 2. A husband who uses his wife as the butt of his jokes. […]
Read MoreComfort
At times, when sick, loss of job, children situations, problems as work, stressful times, etc. – we may have need to seek ‘comfort’ – here are some scriptures that might help. God’s comforting promise Jesus says at Matthew 28:20 (ESV) –“…teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am […]
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Amos and Hosea
Amos and Hosea are two prophets to the nation of Isreal. They are the only two writing prophets for the northern kingdom. Following is a discussion to provide an introduction to Amos and Hosea. The intent is to convey the background, the purpose of the message, and the outcome of each. AMOS Eighth-century b.c. writing […]
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