“All who have this hope in Him purify themselves, as He is pure.” Perfect love casts out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. Fear is slavery, whether it's the fear of physical death or, far more importantly, the fear of spiritual death. Fear has nothing to do with the One who Knows, the …
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Upon one occasion, Jesus told a parable in which there was a father who had two sons, and the younger of the sons approached his father to receive his share of the inheritance before his time, and he took it off in a far land, wasted it, and was living in utter misery, upon which …
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Lady Eve, dear Mother of our Race You gaze on your Son's face Born of your daughter to redeem your Fall To save you with all your children As He has made us His brethren And re-opened Eden once and for all! Lady Eve, Mother of Man, rejoice! Put gladness in your voice For …
Once there was a king, who was both very good and very wise. His castle was a most beautiful thing, and just as impenetrable. It was built out of a mountain, and its highest tower was almost always hidden in clouds. When it was not hidden in clouds, it shone too gloriously to look at …
There are so many things that considering that Christians as the brides of Jesus Christ, God the Son and true Man, spotless and worthy by His Blood, makes plain and clear. Such a thought so perfectly fits and describes so much of the glory of our faith and salvation. St. Paul writes that the woman …
“God has given us eternal life and this life is in His Son... this is the testimony He has given us concerning His Son: whoever has the Son has eternal life. Whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. Little children, I am writing these things to you who believe in …
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God is Love. The wrath of God is what His Love looks like from the vantage point of evil, of that which would threaten or destroy the beloved. Thus, there is no conflict at all between the wrath of God and the Love of God. God's wrath demands nothing other than what His love demands. …
“You are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, provided you share in His sufferings so that you may also share in His glory.” “You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to our God and they shall reign upon the earth.” “All things are yours, and you are Christ's, and Christ is …
“Take, eat, this is My body, broken for you.” “Take, all of you. This cup is My blood of the New Covenant, shed for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood will live because of Me, even as I live …
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Enthralled By Love 