Thoughts on Love and Marriage – Brown

Senior Pastor Paul Brown of the Bridge Bible Fellowship in Reseda, CA offers a helpful devotional this morning on how we can reflect the love of Jesus. To whet your appetite, here are a few things the Bible says about the love of Jesus. You can read the full article below by following the link provided.

  1. Unconditional love (Rom. 5:8) – not something we earned or deserved.
  2. Volitional love (Dt. 7:7Eph. 1:6f– an act of the will. A choice no matter what He felt.
  3. Intense love (Jn. 13:1Eph. 5:225) – depth of commitment; focus; burning desire.
  4. Unending love (Jn. 13:1Rom. 8:38f) – He loved all the way to the finish line (even with Judas).
  5. Unselfish love (Phil. 2:5-8) – He had an attitude of unselfishness that showed up in His actions.
  6. Purposeful love (Eph. 5:26f) – He had a plan to make us holy and right with God.
  7. Sacrificial love (Eph. 5:225Gal. 2:20I Pet. 3:18Rom. 5:6-11I Pet. 2:24) – He laid down His own life so we could live.
  8. Demonstrated love (Jn. 10:1-1414:1-313:34f15:9fRom. 8:32Phil. 4:1319Heb. 4:14-16) – He didn’t just talk about love, He modeled it. His actions spoke as loud as His words.