The Love of God!

 Compassion?

We do not see much compassion with even the best of people at the worst of times and yet we are told in the New Testament of the Holy Bible that Jesus showed compassion to people!

The word is defined as having pity rather than showing love, Jesus had pity on the crowds who followed Him, because they were Spiritually dull and yet they wanted many things a leader to free them from the Roman occupation and a healer!

Today many people are searching for answers to the problems of life, but at the same time they do not want God? Because they have been told God is about rules and religion is rubbish and we can solve all our problems if we can find the answers ourselves?

Matthew/Levi 9:36,  14:14,  15:32,  20:34,  Mark 9:22,  Luke 10:33,  Romans 9:15,  Colossians 3:12, 1 John 3:17.

Domestic Abuse! Part-Two.

Breakdown, but not Breakup?

All relationships will have periods of stress and friction, since we are all sinners and fall all the time! Marriages are built on vows to God and promises to each other, that couples should take seriously and stop emphasising themselves and what they want!

We can have a breakdown in a relationship, but it does not mean the end even when their is violence? Because some violence can be treated and stopped, especially by good friends around us who can intervene and advise?

In other cases things just get worse and couples have to split apart, in these case one side may face time in prison for their foolish actions? There are so many combination of factors at play in the human psyche proving that we are much more intelligent than any of the other creatures around us!

Deuteronomy 24:1,  Ecclesiastes 5:4-5,  Matthew 5:31,  Mark 10:4,   Hebrews 6:13-17. 

Aspects of Christmas! One.

Loneliness?

This is perhaps the greatest downside of the Christmas holidays, loneliness! The festival only lasts a few days, but regret may lead to self-harm or suicide?

We may start well in life, doing our own thing but age brings its own problems? Friends and family pass-away and we may find ourselves alone not wanting to face truths and pains from mistakes in the past?

Christmas is full of fun, decorations, music, lights and kids who can have really enjoy it!

Believers need to look out for those older folks, a hot drink, meal, card and chat helps, feeling wanted also helps it really can go a long way!

God so loved this world He made that is why He gave us Jesus His one and only Son, for whoever believes in Him will have Eternal Life?

Luke 2:7,  12,  16,  John 3:3,  15-18,  Romans 3:23,  5:16-18,  6:23,  1 Peter 4:10. 

Criminal Activity. One.

Acid Attacks!

Years ago the term for acid was related to narcotics and other mind bending drugs, but today in London, U.K. it has become a weapon for cowards to leave people many innocent scarred!

The selfishness of being challenged or confronted for doing wrong is now excused by this cheap form of revenge, something that needs to be considered in the later years for criminals who turn to God?

What is now accessible as a cleaning agent, will soon be banned and the legitimate use of fighting vermin which is a growing problem in our overcrowded cities will not be available?

Exodus 32:30,  Joshua 24:20-21,  Job 20:21,  Hebrews 11:39.

No tit for Tat!

We are not called to do Evil!

The world is full of anger about the loss of what it wants over that of letting go and sharing?

Believers in Jesus by faith in His death and resurrection have been set free from the powers of darkness!

We are no longer what we were and in this New Life, that begins the moment we believed we are not a people of doing tit for tat.

Psalm 38:20,  1 Thessalonians 5:15,  1 Peter 3:9.

Nothing Like Love. ONE.

Human Nature.

There are many aspects to love, parent to child, baby to mother, brotherly, friendship. 

Then we have the love of things, houses, models, money, business, cars, jewellery, pets, animals, nature, interests, work,

Then we have the love between and man and woman, of romance, of marriage, of sex, of intimacy,

Love is cheap in the world, because it is full of selfishness and expects a return always! 

God's love is not like that it is unconditional.

Psalm 1:3, Isaiah 57;1, Galatians 5:22-23.

Terror-ism. Part-Two.

7/7 --- 26/6.

It has now been ten years in the U.K. since terrorist attacked, on 7/7/2005 52 people travelling to and from work were murdered on three underground trains and one bus. Two weeks ago on the 26/6/2015 38 people from seven nations, 30 of them British holidaymakers were gunned down on a Tunisian beach.

In these two horrific attacks 5 terrorists were killed, they were all members of the same affiliated organisation based on the ideas of a few self-styled religious men. Men with their own take on their religion, we would call them Cult leaders.

The bible tells us much about self styled leaders in Jesus day, 34 years after Jesus Ascended back to Heaven a group of religious fanatics lead thousands to their slaughter at Masada, when they stood against the Roman Empire.

Mark 13:1-2,  Luke 21:5-18,  Proverbs 24:19,  Matthew 10:30,  1 Peter 3:14.