Kingdom Hearts

“Grace makes its appearance in so many forms that I have trouble defining it.  I am ready, though, to attempt something like a definition of grace in relation to God.  Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more—no amount of spiritual calisthenics and renunciations, no amount of knowledge gained [...]

Here is a thought-provoking quote from Dallas Willard, concerning the beatitudes preached by Jesus (Matthew 5:1-12; Luke 6:20-26):
“They serve to clarify Jesus’ fundamental message: the free availability of God’s rule and righteousness to all of humanity through reliance upon Jesus Himself… They do this simply by taking those who, from the human point of view, [...]

By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another (John 13:35).
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things (1 Corinthians 13:7).
Love chooses to believe the best about people. It gives them the beneift of the doubt. It refuses to fill in [...]