by MJR | Jun 2, 2026 | Genuine Hope
By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5: 2-3 I don’t drive as much as I used to from day to day,...
by MJR | May 29, 2026 | Genuine Hope
We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:19 It’s too bad that we use “love” to describe our affection for so many things. I love strawberries. I love a good book. I love my wife. I love my family. The problem is that our english word for love often misses the mark....
by MJR | May 28, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust...
by MJR | May 27, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent...
by MJR | May 26, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the...
by MJR | May 25, 2026 | Genuine Hope
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and...
