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The Misinterpretation of Love

Love…

What the world says about love:
Love me no matter what.
Love is love.
Love is always a good thing.
Love is acceptance.
We’re in love so it’s okay

What God says about love:
1 John 2:15 KJV
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

Matthew 10:37 KJV
He that loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.

John 14:15 KJV
If ye love me, keep my commandments.

John 12:43 KJV
For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 John 4:8 KJV
He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Love is truly a beautiful thing! Not only is it beautiful, but it’s necessary. It means so much to the world. It’s what we live for, work for, fight for and die for.

Love is powerful. In fact, love is so powerful that the misunderstanding of love and or the misuse of love can be damaging, misleading and even deadly.

Love is then no longer beautiful.

A man cheats on his wife because he loves another woman. Is this beautiful love? It’s okay as long as they love each other…right?

Another works everyday, misses church and has no time for his family because he is focused on money and success. He…loves it. Is this what love should be?

Is love the right kind of love when it conflicts with another love? Which one is right?

So then all love isn’t good and beautiful love.

Love is also no longer beautiful on the surface when it is coupled with discipline, correction or truth.

More Bible examples of love:
God disciplines those He loves.
Speaking the truth in love.

But wait! Love is supposed to feel good! So if the truth hurts, this isn’t love… But it is.

If you love me you would…

…Accept who I am? No. What you’re really wanting to avoid is correction and accountability under the protection of love.

…Not lay a finger on your child. Is not disciplining your child love?? Does that help your child?

…Live and let live. To not correct in love and just let the world be as it is is to live and let DIE. If you see me headed to my doom and you do not say something because you don’t want to hurt my feelings, you have misinterpreted love.

So…

Love me no matter what: I do love you, but at some point that love will come in the form of correction, honesty or discipline.

Love is love: yeah but not all love is really love.

Love is always a good thing: are you sure about that?

Love is acceptance: To accept is not to condone. For me to say it’s wrong does not negate the love, it proves it.

God knows love. He is love. He shows love in sacrifice. He loves us. But He corrects us. He tells us when we’ve erred. He loves all but He also judges righteously enough to reward those who obey and punish those who do not.

If you truly believe in love, apply love this way: if you love me you will keep my commandments.

Most importantly, Jesus loved enough to suffer and die for all who DO NOT love Him. Even the very ones who killed Him. That’s Love.

Don’t misunderstand love. Don’t love things God hates. Don’t use love as a crutch. Don’t use love to overrule doing what’s right. Don’t say the person that corrects you or tells you the truth doesn’t love you. Fight for, live for, work for the right kind of love. Understand real love.

This will make all the difference in the world.

Get churched by Da Truth’s Real Love
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJfox1rijuA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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The Little Rock in Your Shoe

I have a little pebble in my shoe and it’s driving me crazy. But it got me thinking…

This rock is tiny. But it really aggravates me…and it affects my walk! It’s annoying. Why?

One, it’s in a small place that only has room for my foot, socks and nothing else. Nothing else FITS. Any other addition and three is a crowd.

Two, big things come in small packages? That goes for both good and bad things. Even though we take it lightly it may prove to be more mountain than molehill.

Consider that shoe as your heart. God and His Word are your foot and sock. Sin is that rock. That little sin or those few sins have no place in there. It doesn’t FIT. You notice it because it affects your walk…in Christ. No matter how hard you try to dismiss it as a tiny pebble, it’s bothering you isn’t it?

Let’s be honest. Some of us have quite a few pebbles in our shoe and you know how one feels already!

Eventually, you get irritated enough to stop, take off your shoe and remove the rock from your shoe. Do you recall how that made you feel? How was your walk afterward? Feels much better.

Consider what sin, no matter how small, can do to your walk in Christ. Be irritated with your sin! Realize how much larger sin is than you think! Then, stop and pull the rock out of your shoe before these rocks cause you to stop walking altogether.

Consider…the rock in the rich young ruler’s shoe…

Mark 10:17-22 NIV

And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.

Blessings in your Christian walk!

Now rock out to this new banger from Andy Mineo!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y29FtD3p5V0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Watch And Weigh in…”SAME LOVE (A RESPONSE) BIZZLE” on YouTube

Fresh off the major headline grabbing Grammy event, count on Bizzle to contend for the faith in his response record…

What I love about this record is the LOVE and honesty. There is not one hateful line and he even quotes scripture to back it up while maintaining an impeccable flow.

As Jay said, “it’s not a diss song.it’s a real song”

Get churched!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Ns5Msfg28&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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Simply Scripture: How Do You Receive the Word?

Mark 4:3-20 KJV

Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth: But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. And when he was alone, they that were about him with the twelve asked of him the parable. And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables: That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word’s sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

Listen to The Word by Deitrick Haddon. Get churched!  🙂

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Simply Scripture: Faith/ New Song from Natalie Grant

http://bible.com/1/HEB11.1.KJV Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear. By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh. By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
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I love this song from Natalie Grant off new album!

Get churched!

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Lyrical Beast for the Kingdom! Watch “@1Gemstones – Break Every Chain Feat. @ Tasha Cobbs (Audio Only)” on YouTube

Something we all need to hear. My brother loves the original so I gotta put him onto this one. Gemstones is quickly becoming one of me fave emcees.

May the power of the gospel help us all break the chains.

Get churched!!!

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