A Valentine Card From God to You

At Light Bearer's ARISE program, I was taught that God is love. During one very meaningful class moment, we read through 1 Corinthians 13 replacing "love" with God. I think this is something everyone should do; for best effect, read the passage aloud.

God is patient and God is kind.

God does not envy; He does not boast and is not proud.

God does not dishonor others and He is not self-seeking.

God is not easily angered—He keeps no record of wrongs. God does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

God always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

God never fails.

What is the gospel to you in six words?

A week ago, I asked people on Facebook and Twitter to tell me what the gospel meant to them in six words. Here are the responses. Krystina Holliday: "Merciful Salvation for our wretched souls."

Christian Hodet: Sin's penalty, power and presence destroyed!

Da Hol'day: "Justification, Sanctification, Transformation, Salvation, Life, Deliverance."

Suzanne LaMore Elmer: "The Incredible Love of Jesus Christ."

Vanessa Pujic: "Jesus' love = freedom, happiness for all!"

Marius Jensen: "God has integrity. God is love."

Nick Hausted: "God's Original Salvation Plan = Exemplary Love."

Val Jacobson: "God=love. Love died. Love lives."

Jordan Reichert: "God's selfless restoration of all things..."

Stephen William Farr: "He who has been forgiven much."

Jonathan Stephan: "Love, love, love, love! Inexplicably mine."

Luis Gamino: "Supreme love for me and you."

Sam Smith: "Restoration of children to their Father."

Kessia Reyne: "Divine fellowship and likeness -freely given."

Bryant Rodriguez: "At the Golgotha, Yahweh embraced all."

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If you never got to make one, go ahead and place one in the comment section!