Monthly Archives: February 2012

1John 3:16

This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. Biblical love is commitment love.  It is not simply how you feel. More than … Continue reading

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Ephesians 5:33

Each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself. Marriage is not a man working a wife into his schedule; marriage is a man making his wife his everything! ~ Dr T. Evans Iowa Web Network … Continue reading

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Galatians 6:2-5

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 11:11

Remember that in God’s plan men and women need each other. When a husband says, “I have achieved so much,” he ought always to add, “because at home I have someone who has enabled me to.”  ~ Dr T. Evans … Continue reading

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Ephesians 5:1-2

Follow God’s example, therefore, as dearly loved children and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Paul does not leave it up … Continue reading

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James 5:19-20

My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over … Continue reading

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Proverbs 4:23

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Research shows that 80% of heart disease is preventable with better lifestyle choices: what we eat and how we treat our bodies is either life-giving or life-stealing. … Continue reading

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1 Corinthians 4:4

My conscience is clear, but that does not make me innocent. It is the Lord who judges me. Paul makes a very strong point: the standard of judgment is not up to us– it is up to God. Yet we … Continue reading

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Genesis 37:23-24

So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe—the ornate robe he was wearing— and they took him and threw him into the cistern. The cistern was empty; there was no water in it. When we … Continue reading

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Leviticus 20:26

You are to be holy to me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be my own. What sets you and I apart from the nations? There are times when Christian … Continue reading

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