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The Law of Love

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  • Jasper Klapwijk

Do law and love belong together? If we do not believe that they do belong together, something is wrong.

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Love

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  • J. I. Packer

Love is the hallmark of the Christian life, as this article explains.

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Do you Love?

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  • Bas Luiten

How do you grow in love for your enemy?

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Three Keys to a Christian Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic

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  • Ryan Thomas

How can a Christian respond to the COVID–19 pandemic? Many people have reacted to the with fear, despair, or apathy. The article provides three keys to a Christian response to the current pandemic: faith, hope, and love.

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Brotherly Love

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  • Gerald R. Procee

Love is one of the distinguishing traits of Christian character. How? This article explains by showing that this love is reflected in every believer and marks each one, it also shows the nature of brotherly love. 

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The Love of God

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  • H. A. Bergsma

God is love. What does it mean? God’s love is rooted in His nature. This article explains the characteristics of the love of God. It explains the manifestation and purpose of God’s love. 

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (4)

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  • Sam Storms

This article looks at 1 Corinthians 13:8-13, which testifies to the everlasting character of love. The author focuses especially on the meaning of "perfect."

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (3)

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  • Sam Storms

This article examines 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, providing fifteen characteristics of genuine Christian love.

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A Look at 1 Corinthians 13 and Love as a Way of Life (1)

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  • Sam Storms

How would you define love? This article examines 1 Corinthians 13, showing that in context it is about how we are to exercise our spiritual gifts in the building up of the body of Christ. The author offers a definition of Christian love, explaining that it is comprised of both affections and actions.

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All Our Heart, All Our Soul, All Our Might

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  • David J. Robbins

This article shows how true stewardship flows from true love for God, how true love for God is a response to God's love for you, and how knowing God's love demands you to give your all to Him. 

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Life Under the Banner: Loveliness

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  • Jim Klazinga

When is something lovely? This article shows how loveliness is related to love. It shows how loveliness is portrayed in the covering of sin, and in forgiveness. Therefore Christians must meditate on things that are lovely, as commanded in Philippians 4:8.

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Loving in Truth

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  • Jim Klazinga

To love in truth starts by loving the truth revealed in God’s Word; follows the example of love as expressed by God in Christ; and is manifested in acts of love. 

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Love in Ethics

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  • Jochem Douma

This article discusses the place of love in ethics. It explains that love does not stand over and against any commandment, but needs to permeate the commandments. It also discusses the Golden Rule and how it should be understood. Lastly, it discusses three kinds of love: agape, philia, and eros.

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Seven Ways to Love People

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  • Leah Baugh

As a Christian, you are commanded to love your neighbour. What are practical ways of doing so? This article list seven ways you can express love to others.

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The Gospel and Adjusted Math: Taking Gospel Love Seriously

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  • Dan Dumas

This article reflects on Paul's words about love in 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.

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Love One Another

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  • William MacLeod

Looking at the biblical command to love one another, this article shows that the standard in expressing this love is Christ, and it suggests some practical ways of showing this love to others. 

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The Mandate of Mutual Love in Marriage

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  • P. Niemeijer

This article explores the mandate that God gives to husband and wife to love one another in their marriage. It shows that love must be learned, and that it is modeled on the love of God in Christ. It also reveals that mutual love is not the foundation of marriage.

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Gazelles, Does, and Flames: (De)limiting Love in Song of Songs

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  • Andrew E. Steinmann

Song of Songs 8:6 compares love with a flame. This article proposes that the image is used to both define and limit the expression of that love.

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The Love You Don't Need

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  • John MacArthur

This article discusses the kind of love we need to show, in light of Ephesians 5:1-3.

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A Fruit to Be Tasted

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  • C. van den Berg

This article considers the fruit of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5:22-23, with extra attention to that of love.

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The New Commandment and the Community It Creates

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  • Brad Watson

The Christian community is not something we create, but something we participate in. How? The Bible explains that it is by loving one another in God's church, because love is what characterizes the Christian community. This article explains what it means to grow together in this love.

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Love

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  • Ian Macleod

From Galatians 5:22-23 this article looks at love as the fruit of the Spirit.

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James, Soteriology, and Synergism

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  • Alexander E. Stewart

This article wants to investigate several ways in which the letter of James describes the necessary human response to the saving initiative of God. It starts with a study of James 2:14-26 and continues by looking at the soteriological language throughout the book: repentance and humility, love and mercy, and perseverance and patience.

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Love and the Husband

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  • Ronald Van Overloop

From Ephesians 5:25 this article shows that man is called to love his wife. It shows that such love mirrors Christ's love.

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A Lover of God…or a Liar?

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  • Wilbur G. Bruinsma

From John’s epistles this article shows that Christians fulfill the command to love only when they know that love is of God, love for God leads to love for saints, and this love cannot be hidden but expressed.

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Love-Making

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

Love is the desire of every human. Yet it is also one area where most fail. Why? This article explains that love can only flow from God's love.

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Thirty-Seven Ways to Love One Another

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  • Paul Tautges

Believers are called to love one another. How can believers show this love? This article lists thirty-seven ways.

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Loving the Sinner but Hating the Sin

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  • John McClean

Familiar with the saying of this title? Does God love the sinner but hate the sin he commits? This article evaluates this popular saying, and finds it wanting. Just how are God's love and anger related to each other?

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Ephesians 5:25 – 4 Marks of a Godly Husband's Love

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  • Tim Challies

According to Ephesians 5:25 a godly husband is characterized by his love. This article explains the kind of love the Bible refers to.

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Law and Love Have No Quarrel

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  • William W. Harrell Jr.

This article considers the essence of the law, that is, love.

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Divine Command to Love

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  • Wayne Pearce

Essential to the welfare of the church and Christian witness is obedience to the command of Christ that we love one another. This article explains the nature of this love, and the extent, model, and obedience of this love.

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Charity

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  • John Ross

The Christian view of love is rooted in understanding the love of God. This article shows what characterizes God’s love and how this shapes the Christian view of love.

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Does Love Really Believe All Things?

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  • Edward T. Welch

What does it really mean that, according to Paul, love "believes all things" (1 Corinthians 13:7)? Are we supposed to always believe what others, like our children, tell us? Read this article for an explanation on this verse.

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About Love or Why I Hate Attraction

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  • Edward T. Welch

What exactly does "I do" at a wedding mean? Does it have anything to do with attraction? The article uses these questions to address one feature of real love, both within and outside of marriage.

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Courage – You Can Be Courageous

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  • Wayne A. Mack, Joshua Mack

Fear is a powerful emotion. Many Christians are controlled by fear. This chapter deals with the reality of fear in the life of Christians, as well as with the reason to take courage. The main antidote against sinful fear is given in 2 Timothy 1:7, that it is the Spirit of God who gives us power, love, and self-discipline.

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A Loving Life - The Lost Art of Lament

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  • Paul E. Miller

Through a study of the book of Ruth the author wants to demonstrate how faithful love (“hesed”) can transform us and our relationships with others. Chapter 3 focuses on Ruth 1:11-13.

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A Loving Life – Love without an Exit Strategy

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  • Paul E. Miller

Through a study of the book of Ruth the author wants to demonstrate how faithful love (“hesed”) can transform us and our relationships with others. Chapter 2 focuses on Ruth 1:8.

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A Loving Life – Suffering: The Crucible for Love

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  • Paul E. Miller

Through a study of the book of Ruth the author wants to demonstrate how faithful love ("hesed") can transform us and our relationships with others. Chapter 1 focuses on Ruth 1:1-5.

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The Love of God

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  • David Steele

What does "God is love" mean? To understand the love of God, this article contrasts it with the object of God's love. Then it defines and describes God's love. It explains the implications this has for the believer.

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What are the Communicable Attributes of God?

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  • Dave Jenkins

What are the communicable attributes of God? After defining communicable attributes, this article explains the holiness, love, goodness, justice and righteousness, and wisdom of God and how they relate to knowing God.

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7 Ways to Care for Your Wife

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  • Nicholas T. Batzig

How can you show your wife that you love her? Husbands are commanded to love their wives. This article gives seven ways in which they can practically show their love to their wives.

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The Least of the Apostles

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  • Jerry Bridges

This article considers two of the most important Christian character traits in the life of Paul: love for God's people and humility. The article attempts to trace the source of all these in Paul's salvation and in his understanding of God's love for him when he was unworthy of it.

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This Is Love – God's Eternal Love

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  • Neil Tolsma

Chapter 1 is about love as an attribute of God. The author directs his readers to consider how this love is manifested in the Trinity, and how the glory of this love is seen in Jesus Christ and the salvation of man.

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How We Live in Love toward God and Christ

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  • Paul M. Smalley

This article, drawing from Deuteronomy 6:4-5, shows that loving God involves heart, mind, and emotions. This love is comprehended from the gospel, daily meditation on Scripture.

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How We Husbands Should Love Our Wives

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  • Joel R. Beeke

This article shows how a husband can obey the command to love his wife.

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Love's Beautiful Attributes and Activities

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  • Joel R. Beeke

Looking at 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, this article shows the negative and positive side of love that should characterize Christians.

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The Trinity and Culture

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  • Gene Edward Veith

The author of this article attempts to explain and describe what love should be like in a godly relationship. The author does this by using the doctrine of the Trinity, with further applications from a number of errors that are a result of failure to understand this Trinity properly.

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Aspects of the Soteriology of Karl Barth

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  • Fred H. Klooster

This paper discusses the doctrine of salvation in the theology of Karl Barth. The main focus is on his understanding of justification and sanctification and their relation to each other. The role of faith and love receives specific attention also.

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Seventeenth-Century Teaching on the Christian Life (2)

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  • J. I. Packer

The Roman and Reformed tradition produced two different traditions on the Christian life. This article looks at these two tradition through the eyes of Francis de Sales, Richard Baxter, and John Owen. Here focus is on their view of faith and love.

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Inexplicable Love

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  • John P. Sartelle

The author reminds believers that being a true disciple and witness of Jesus Christ is shown by the love that a believer has for his fellow believers in Christ (John 13:35; 1 John 2:9-11). The article also emphasizes the role of the Holy Spirit in producing this love.

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A Bad Yoke

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  • P. N. Archbald

Is God really against mixed marriage, where a believer marries an unbeliever? Looking at 1 Corinthians 7:12-14, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18, and the nature of biblical love, this article affirms that Christians can only marry in the Lord.

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Amazing Grace

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  • R. C. Sproul

This author warns believers to be careful of some theologies of universalism or liberalism that, for example, teach us that God loves everyone the same. Instead, the Bible teaches a love for the redeemed, as well as another love for the unsaved.

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Characteristics of the Christian (2): Living Lovingly

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  • Bob Burridge

Bibically, Christians are characterized by love. This article explains why Christian love is different from worldly love, and how this love can be cultivated among Christians.

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John 3:16 - God’s Love

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  • Bob Burridge

This article is an exposition of John 3:16 about God's love.

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Words of Love

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  • Bob Burridge

Working from John 21:15-17, this article compares two Greek words for love—agapao and phileo. These words are used interchangeably, and do not necessarily refer to a higher love and a lower love.

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Love in the Bible

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  • Bob Burridge

What is the meaning of love? This article shows that love is a disposition implanted into needful human hearts by the prevailing grace of God. By it we are enabled to joyfully obey the revealed desires of our Creator, both toward the Lord himself and toward others. Without this work of God, man would remain doomed.

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Affectionate Initiative: A Call for Loving, Leading Husbands

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  • William Boekestein

This article shows that husbands are called to love their wives. The author discusses what it means to display a loving leadership towards your wife.

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The Marcions Have Landed!

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  • Carl R. Trueman

Is evangelicalism equal to Marcionism? This article maintains that evangelicalism's tendency to exclusively preach God's love while neglecting his wrath is parallel to Marcionism. The article begins at page 27.

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The High Calling of Husbands to Love Their Wives (2)

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article looks at the calling of the husband to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25). The author defines the nature and expression of this love. This love is rooted in loving God and knowing His love. It is expressed in marriage through the loving headship of husbands over their wives and children.

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The High Calling of Husbands to Love Their Wives (1)

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article looks at the calling of the husband to love his wife (Ephesians 5:25). The author defines the nature and expression of this love. This love is rooted in loving God and knowing His love. It is expressed in marriage through the loving headship of husbands over their wives and children.

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Covenant Life in the Home (3): Love for God in our Covenant Home

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  • Arie DenHartog

Looking at the text of Deuteronomy 6:6-9, this series of articles looks at how Christians can live covenant lives in the home. The foundation for the Christian family is love for God. This is basic to the structure of family life. The author draws images of what loving God looks like, describing practical implications of this love in the home.

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Covenant Life in the Home (2): Love for God in our Covenant Home

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  • Arie DenHartog

Looking at the text of Deuteronomy 6:6-9, this series of articles looks at how Christians can live covenant lives in the home. The foundation for the Christian family is love for God. This is basic to the structure of family life. The author draws images of what loving God looks like, describing practical implications of this love in the home. Love for God shapes the expression of love in the family.

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On Charity

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  • Matthew W. Kingsbury

This article speaks about addressing differences in doctrine with love and charity. The author uses the example of idolatry discussed in 1 Corinthians 8-10.

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1 John 2:3-6 - Law or Love

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  • Ralph A. Pontier

This article on 1 John 2:3-6 looks at two important elements in the Christian life: law and love. 

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Loving God

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  • Jim Cromarty

Only Christians can obey Matthew 22:36-40, because Christians are the only people who are given a heart of flesh which is capable of loving God. This love for God serves as motive for obedience toward God.

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Loving Your Neighbour

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  • Jim Cromarty

This article shows what it means to love your neighbour by pointing to the nature of biblical love modeled for us by God. This love is sacrificial, is not envious, and seeks the good of others.

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Love is ...

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  • Derek Swann

This article shows that equating love with feelings is unbiblical, although love does include feelings. 1 Corinthians 13 describes Christian love as going beyond feelings - it is a doing motivated by the model of God's love.

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Love – A Feeling and/or Attitude?

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  • Arthur van Delden

This article looks at the place of love and feelings in marriage, as well as choosing a marriage partner. 

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Love Never Fails

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  • Arthur van Delden

This article about love in marriage looks at 1 Corinthians 13:8 and love as a gift from God.

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Love of God We Learn from Scripture about the Source of Love

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  • Arthur van Delden

What is the true love that we need for marriage? This article looks at the love of God and the love in a marriage. 

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1 John 4:7 - God's Example

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  • Clarence Bouwman

This article on 1 John 4:7 is about the love of God as an example for loving our neighbour.

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Do You Love Me?

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  • Roger Fellows

If the greatest commandment is to love God, then the greatest sin is a failure to love God.

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Love

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  • Arthur van Delden

What is the true love that we need for marriage? This article looks at the love of God and love in a marriage. 

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Situation Ethics

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  • John Murray

This article is about situation ethics. Must all principles be put aside if they conflict with love? The author gives a appreciative assessment and critique of situation ethics.

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Isaiah 61:1-2 - This God is Our God

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  • Robin Smith

Looking at Isaiah 61:1-2, this article shows how Jesus displays the compassion and mercy of God, at the same time revealing the relationship between love and judgement. The author encourages the reader to realize the character of God and trust in Him.

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The Apple of My Eye

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  • Timothy J. E. Cross

Deuteronomy 32:9-10 and Zechariah 2:8 are texts which speak of God's love and care for His church, and the way salvation flows from His love.

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Better Than Wine

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  • Maurice Roberts

There is no higher priority than to delight ourselves in the love of Christ. This article looks at the place of emotions in the Christian life.

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The Fruit of the Spirit (2): Love

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  • John Webster

This article is about the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22), focusing on the fruit of love.

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Augustine vs. Russell

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  • Carl R. Trueman

This article discusses Augustine's belief that human satisfaction can only be found through true love for God. All pursuits of fulfillment in materialism, sex, or atheism will fail.

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The Primacy of Love in the Christian Life

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  • Erroll Hulse

This article looks at the importance of love in the Christian life. The author discusses Philippians 1:9 in relation to this.

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Jonathan Edwards

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  • Simon Vibert

This article looks at the life of Jonathan Edwards based on his understanding of the different types of love. The author shows that love for self and others can only be genuine if it is rooted in love for God.

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Romans 12:9-21 - Christian Love

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  • Wybren H. Oord

This is a Bible study on Romans 12:9-21 about Christian love.

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Love in the Fellowship of Believers

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  • John Goris

This article focuses on what James, Paul and Peter write about love in the fellowship of believers.

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Love is the reason

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True Love

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Love – and it's Relations A Study on the First Fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5

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  • R. Murray

This article is about love: the love for God and the love for Jesus Christ. The author also discusses worldly love and the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22).

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The Task of the Deacons

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  • Clarence Bouwman

This article is about the deacon's task to comfort the congregation and to help them in their service to God and people. Their task is to show the relation of the love from God to the love of the neighbour. They must also work with the receiving and giving of goods, and help the congregation in their charity work.

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Apple in Right Hand while Bringing Up Children

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  • R. de Boer

In this article about Martin Luther's view of education and parenting, the author also looks at discipline and love, the Christian school and the task of education.

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Two Modern Concepts of God

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  • Clarence Bouwman

In this article on Lord's Day 8 of the Heidelberg Catechism, the relation between Christianity and other religions is discussed, specifically evolutionism and Islam. The image of God and love in evolutionism and Islam is focused on. The equality of religions is also mentioned.

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Reforming our View of Sexuality

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  • Arthur van Delden

This article is about the idea of sexuality in society, and the purity and beauty of sexuality in God's creation. The author also looks at sexuality in marriage, and sexuality as a sign and seal of love.

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Ephesians 5:21-32 – Headship and Submission

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  • Clarence Bouwman

This article is about the relationship between man and woman in marriage. From Ephesians 5:21-32 the author shows what is means that marriage is a relationship of love, and what the headship and submission of man and wife entails.

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Marriage ... After 15 Years

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  • Edward N. Gross

This article is about love and forgiveness in marriage.

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Hating Sin and the Sinner

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  • Jakob Geertsema

Should we love the sinner and hate the sin? What does God do in this regard? This article looks at the love of God and the hate of God, how God reacts to sin and to the sinner, and shows us how we should love and hate.

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Hating Sin I Don't like Sin. I Especially Don't Like your Sin.

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  • A. Stares

This article is about hating sin and love for my neighbour.

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Love Is a Command

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  • Paul Aasman

This article is about the love of God for us and love as a command in our lives.

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The Importance of a Doctrinal Christianity

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  • Arie DenHartog

This article is about the importance of doctrine, and the place of love and truth in the church. The teaching task of the church is also discussed.

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God is Love

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  • Robert Letham

This article is about the love that the three Persons of the Trinity have for one another.

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Transforming Love

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  • Jerry Bridges

A deeply distressed father sat for two weeks in a pediatric ICU, watching his three-year-old son slowly die. During those two weeks he read through, quite surprisingly, a book on the Gospel. He later wrote to me, “I want to say to you the Gospel really is for real life.” This article is about sin and the forgiveness of sin.

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Love Is in the Air

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  • Burk Parsons

"Instead of standing firm in love, many Christians have been duped by the world’s definition of love, which proclaims self rather than sacrifice." This article looks at the love of God, the goodwill of God, and sacrificial love.

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Nothing, Without Love

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  • Keith Davis

This article is about the love of God and love in the church fellowship. 1 Corinthians 13 is also discussed.

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