![]() ![]() He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus says, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. But instead, he’s demanding more than most people were willing to do at the time. In the New Testament, quite clearly, Jesus is not presenting a new ethic. In the Old Testament, there is a verse in Leviticus 19:18 that states, “Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people.” This article was originally published on our Homeschool Launch Blog.The sentencing was carried out by a court of elders, who assessed the damage done and distributed a monetary punishment to the guilty party. ![]() Download True Love Bible Search and Sort for free. And he will be prepared to create his own definition of love, not based on the shifting definitions of this world, but on God’s Word. My prayer is that as your child (and my child) works on this activity, God’s Word will sink into his heart. The definitions of love are then sorted on the sorting mat, provided on the free download. Once kids have searched and read God’s Word, they cut out and read the phrases listed in the sort about love and decide if they are worldly definitions or God’s definitions. Included on the download are passages of Scripture for kids to read about love. This activity will get our kids searching and reading God’s definition of true love through His Word. In the next couple of weeks, we will be doing a True Love Bible Search and Sort activity. But this year, I want to take it a step further with him. Last year, my son and I did a sort and write activity with love, based solely on the passage in 1 Corinthians 13. God is Love! And God’s Word also has a lot to say about love. We, as believers, know that God is the source of love. Just turn on the secular radio station for a couple of songs and you are sure to hear a love song, sung by someone who is just as confused as about love as everyone else. But the world has a very skewed view of love. If you stopped people on the street and asked them, “What is love?”, you are sure to get a plethora of answers. ![]() It’s a very popular subject any time of year. ![]()
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