Smith have a poor relationship and adopt, for example, the “give-to-get” principle, then, yes, this “giving” will seem to improve their dire situation. Simply put: “giving” in order to get something is manipulation. Would it surprise you then to learn that one of the most popular and best-selling books on love in the church today spends a great amount of time instructing husbands and wives how to “get what you want” from your spouse? While such an idea is common among “needologists,” psychologists, life-coaches, and the world, it is antithetical to God, His Word, and, ironically, to true love and respect. And right in the middle of this list, we are told that one of the earmarks of true love is that it is “ not self-seeking.” Is there a difference between what the world says love is and what Scripture says?įirst Corinthians 13, arguably the most well-known definition of love in the Bible, gives us a straightforward list of what love–real love–looks like. Those who struggle with either legalism or lawlessness will find encouragement to return to God’s love, the source of authentic and lasting change.True love. Journey with Elyse through these 12 thirty minute teaching sessions as she shows how a genuine transformation of identity leads to a transformation of our daily lives. Fitzpatrick asks one simple question: “In your pursuit of godliness, have you left Jesus behind?” We need to be rescued from our “identity amnesia” and pointed to our true identity as God’s beloved children adopted by the Father, united with the Son, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. So why do we so often struggle to exhibit God’s love? Biblical counselor Elyse M. Newly revised Content!Ĭhristians, then, should exhibit the greatest transformation of all because, rightly understood and cherished, God’s love makes them increasingly more like the One who has lavished his love on them. God’s love has the power to change lives.

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