Just as in a hearty, protracted marital relationship, love between spouses consists less in the euphoric feelings of dating and engagement than in the security of commitment and quiet confidence of companionship, so spirituality of the Christian life should be measured not in terms of intense feeling but in certain commitment to Christ evidenced by [...]
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II John 6: “And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard it from the beginning, ye should walk in it.” Leave a comment
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II John 1: “The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth.” The “elder” has traditionally been identified as the apostle John. The “elect lady” is probably the church in general. II John 1:2: because of the [...]
