by Bill Farley | Aug 8, 2022 | love
WESTERN CULTURE IS HOPELESSLY CONFUSED ABOUT BIBLICAL LOVE. The expression “hate crimes” is the first evidence. Hate and love are opposites. Today, hatred means disagreeing with someone about their politics or their moral stance on a subject like abortion or an LGBTQ...
by Bill Farley | Jul 18, 2022 | love, Sanctification, theology
ONE OF THE MOST PRACTICAL VERSES in the Bible is Jude 21. It begins, “Keep yourself in the love of God.” Notice, it is a command, not a suggestion. Why does the Holy Spirit feel the need to command this? Because we easily slip out of the daily experience...
by Bill Farley | Feb 14, 2022 | love, marriage, theology
MANY PEOPLE DEFINE LOVE ON THEIR OWN TERMS. It is a feeling. It’s a sexual attraction. It’s primarily affection. But biblical love is more complex. We dare not make up our own ideas about it. Instead, we look to Christ—“God is love” (1 John 3:16), and...
