Inspired

The Old Testament and the New Testament are the inspired word of God. If I believe nothing else, I believe this. God has spoken to us in the past through scripture, He continues in the present to speak through scripture and He will in the future

God has always been speaking to us. He uses creation to reach us. David writes in Psalm 19 of the heavens declaring the glory of God. The skies are evidence of His handiwork. Nature point to the existence of God. Scripture teaches us of salvation.

All scripture is useful; useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. Scripture equips us for good works. As Adam was placed in the garden to work, we are given scripture to prepare us for work. The work we are prepared for is found in the will of God, found in the word of God.

We read scripture with an end in mind, that God will speak to us. He does, we need to bring the good news of salvation to the world.

The Greatest

Romans 13:9-10
"Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore love is fulfillment of the law."

Jesus himself declared loving God was the greatest commandment. He went on to say the second greatest command is to love your neighbor as yourself.

Paul taps into this theme and concludes that love is fulfillment of the law. Love is fulfillment. We are therefore commanded and instructed to love. The law and its fulfillment are found in love.

What does love look like? Love has an endless array of faces.
Love is expressed, love is implied.
Love is given, love is received.
Love is silent, love is boisterous.
Love is weak, love is strong.
Love is the ageless mighty oak, love is the prairie grass yielding to gale force winds.
Love gives, love shares.
Love laughs, love cries.
Love holds on, love lets go.
Love knows when, love knows how.
Love does. Love is patient, love is kind.
Love is yielding.
Love is meeting our needs by meeting the needs of others.
Love is the greatest command, love is the fulfillment of the law.
Love is God's will.