Just a quick recap before we begin Part 4 – In Part 1, we focused upon “Love” as being one of the character traits of God Himself; in Part 2, we focused upon the night in the Upper Room where Jesus told His disciples that “Love” would be the trait

The first “Independence Day” occurred on July 4, 1776, when the Continental Congress, composed of representatives from each of the thirteen colonies, gathered to declare their Independence from the sovereign nation of Great Britian. As we know, that declaration is known as “The Declaration of Independence” and it consists of

As we began looking at the Disposition of Love over the past few weeks, we found that it was Love for humankind that moved God’s heart to send His Son into the world (John 3:16) and to die on the cross to redeem us from the penalty and power of

As we began looking at the Disposition of Love in last week’s blog, we noted that agape love is revealed in the most well-known verse in the Bible, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him will not perish but

In last week’s blog, we noted that the Apostle Paul made an important point about Christian virtues in his letter to the church in Corinth,    “And now abide faith, hope, and love, but the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). In the English language, we have just

As I mentioned in Part 1, the Bible speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s faithfulness. And last week in Part 2, we noted that along with faith and

As I mentioned in Part 1, the Bible speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s faithfulness. As in the Old Testament which we reviewed last week, the New Testament

The Bible has quite a bit to say about Hope. It speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s abiding faithfulness. As the outset, it is important that we look

As human beings, we can submit ourselves to many of those things in life that tend to keep us far from God. I’m thinking of the “4 P’s,” namely: Power; Prestige; Position; and Pleasure. But the Bible is clear in that we are to submit to God, and God alone!

In last week’s blog, we focused on the disposition of Integrity, noting that it encompasses the qualities of sincerity and moral uprightness. Today, I’d like to focus on the Disposition of Honesty, that is, being truthful rather than deceitful in all of our thoughts and words. Honesty is not only