{"id":427,"date":"2025-12-02T06:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/drbobnichols\/?p=427"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:40:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T17:40:20","slug":"love-everybody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calvarycathedral.org\/wpbobnichols\/2025\/12\/02\/love-everybody\/","title":{"rendered":"Love Everybody"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201c<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>T<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">o out love everybody is a good principle for every believer to pursue.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">10<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; \u00a0<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">11<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">14<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\"> 17<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. \u00a0<\/span><sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">18<\/span><\/sup><span style=\"font-size: large;\">If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Romans 12:10-11, 14, 17-18<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0walk in love, just as Christ also\u00a0loved\u00a0<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians%205%3A1-2&amp;version=NASB#fen-NASB-29294a\">a<\/a>]<\/sup>you and\u00a0gave Himself up for us, an\u00a0offering and a sacrifice to God\u00a0<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians%205%3A1-2&amp;version=NASB#fen-NASB-29294b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup>as a\u00a0fragrant aroma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ephesians 5:1-2 NASB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scripture tells us to imitate God like a child will imitate a parent. If anyone is the supreme example of walking in love it is God. He has been reviled and slandered. He has be rejected by untold numbers of His children. Yet He still extends His love to us. Love is a seed. Give it away to others and it will return to you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\"><b>Victory Decision<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">With a heart motivated by genuine care, I strive to \u201ccompete\u201d with others by seeking opportunities to express love even more deeply. My goal is to be intentional, always aiming to love others as much as, or even more than, they love me.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cTo out love everybody is a good principle for every believer to pursue.\u201d 10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; \u00a011Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 17Recompense to no man evil for evil. 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