Perfect Love

17Mar

 

I have named this blog CV 19 Daily. Hopefully, these comments will bring a ray of hope to us who are under skies overcast with uncertainty.

“Perfect love drives out fear” 1 John 4:18 (NIV). Regarding this verse C.S. Lewis muses, “But so do several other things—ignorance, alcohol, passion, presumption, and stupidity. It is very desirable that we should all advance to that perfection of love in which we shall fear no longer; but it is very undesirable, until we have reached that stage, that we should allow any inferior agent to cast out our fear.” (The World’s Last Night)

John explains further by giving the reason that perfect love drives out fear, “because fear has to do with punishment.” My reactions to fearful situations can be dulled, as Lewis implied, by things other than truth. But those other things do not drive out fear, they at best dull fear.

Until I “reach that stage” and am confident in the love and care of our risen Savior, I will wonder if I am being punished when fear assails. Jesus promises, “I will never leave you!” (Joshua 1:5)

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Posted by Ron Lawler

I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior when I was a teen. A friend had invited me to attend church to help out in a Sunday School attendance drive. At the end of the worship service I asked the Pastor how I could know for sure I would go to Heaven. He had someone show me from the Scriptures how to receive Christ and from that day to this, I have had an assurance of Christ as my Savior and Heaven as my eternal home.

Within a few weeks I sensed a building desire to enter into full time ministry. My church observed me and confirmed the call. Upon graduation from High School, I enrolled in Bible College and I have been in ministry ever since. I was ordained to the ministry by my home church in Texas in 1974. It has been my privilege to be Pastor of Preaching and Teaching at Family Bible since 2005.

Cheryl and I were married in 1973. God has blessed us with two children, Rachel and David, and four grandsons.

Favorite part of ministry? - Researching and discussing questions about the Bible.

Favorite verse? - "Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm.  Let nothing move you.  Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:58

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