I realize the Bible says of God, in some circumstances, “I am a jealous God”. Nevertheless, this is what I believe – God is pleased and not jealous when we love the people he put in our lives for us to love and for them to love us. God is delighted and not jealous when …
Since 1 John 4:8 says God is Love, we can replace ‘love’ with ‘God’ in the famous love passage in 1 Cor 13: God is patient, God is kind. God does not envy, God does not boast, God is not proud. God does not dishonor others, God is not self-seeking, God is not easily angered, God keeps no …
I like how throughout history, ever since Adam, in the garden of Eden, said “I was afraid, so I hid” (Genesis 3:10) God has been saying to us, “Fear not” or “Do not fear” or “Don’t be afraid”. For example, Isaiah 43:1-2, NIV