The second greatest commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. We get the ranking of this commandment from the words of Jesus in Matthew chapter 22. In that chapter Jesus was questioned by some of the religious groups of that day; the Herodians, the Sadducees, and the Pharisees. When asked what the greatest commandment was, Jesus gave them not just the top one, but the top two. 1) Love God first and 2) Love everyone else second.
READ MOREThe Bible has a good bit to say about friendship. It explains how we need to be friendly in order to make friends. It tells us to make good choices when it comes to choosing friends and how we can have the best friend there has ever been. A good friend is one who is selfless, not selfish. One who is willing to sacrifice for you and you for that friend; John 15:13 says, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.”
READ MOREA true friend is one who displays attributes that mimic Jesus. A true friend will be honest, caring, sacrificial, and faithful. A true friend will not beat you down but instead will build you up. Such a friend will rejoice when you rejoice and weep when you weep. Though a true friend will not be perfect, he or she will own mistakes and seek forgiveness to restore fellowship.
READ MOREThe Bible is clear that the persecution of Christians is not only a possibility, but it’s a certainty! Jesus, Peter, Luke, and others speak of being persecuted for Christ’s sake. They also encourage those who endure persecution. It is an honor to suffer for Christ for two reasons: 1) God has trusted you with persecution and 2) Endurance during persecution, with the right attitude, mimics Jesus.
READ MOREThe word blessed in the Bible means happy, joyful. The word hope means confidence or assurance. The blessed hope of the believer is Jesus Himself! He is our hope for now, and He is our hope for the future. He is our joy-filled confidence.
READ MOREThere are two categories of tribulation in the Bible. There are the tribulations that all of us deal with because of the fallen world we live in and there is the “Great or Seven-Year Tribulation” that will occur between the Rapture of the Church and the Second Coming of Christ. Both involve the suffering of those who believe in Christ as Savior.
READ MOREThe tenth commandment tells us not to covet our neighbors’ houses, wives, servants, etc., (See Exodus 20:17.) To covet means to desire what someone has to the point that you are willing to do whatever is necessary to get it.
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