No Greater Love

To try to express a love so real, That far surpasses all we think or feel, Can one define it—can picture or song? Yet we have this assurance: We know we belong. The Lord of love, yes, it is He, Who holds our hearts and makes them free. The beginning is now, every moment a start, A newness of life, a fullness of heart. It’s the love of God we continually see, A freedom to live, a glory to be. It’s a love with no beginning or end, Of a precious Lord, a Savior, a friend. • Cheryl Elton • Without faith in Christ, we are separated from God because of our sin (Isaiah 59:2; Romans 3:23). The good news? “God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8). Jesus died to beat sin, and, when He rose from the dead, He beat death (Romans 5:10). Therefore, in Christ, God’s love for us cannot be shaken (Romans 8:18-39). How does this promise give you comfort? What questions do you have about what this means? • To learn more about what it means to put your faith in Christ, check out our “Know Jesus” page. Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 (NIV)

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John 3:16; Romans 6:4; 1 John 4:14-21