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"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." — 2 Timothy 1:7

One of the most effective lies you will hear is that this kind of love is beyond you. Reserved for the especially spiritual, the naturally patient. It is not true. This love is not beyond you, because God already put it in you. The moment you were born again He gave you His Spirit, and that Spirit came equipped with power, love, and self-discipline. You already have everything you need for it.

u/JQBotes_ — 2 days ago
▲ 5 r/bibleverse

"The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love." — Galatians 5:6

Not your background. Not your history. Not the depth of your theological knowledge or the length of your church attendance. When it all comes down to it, the one thing that counts is faith that actually expresses itself through love. Everything this book explored, the patience, the kindness, the forgiveness, was never meant to stay theory. It was meant to be lived.

u/JQBotes_ — 2 days ago
▲ 7 r/bibleverse

"May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else." — 1 Thessalonians 3:12

A vessel only overflows when more is being poured in than is being poured out. If your love for people feels thin and forced, the problem is usually not that you are trying hard enough. It is that you are running on empty. You were never meant to be the source. You were meant to be the place His love flows through. So stay full. Keep receiving.

u/JQBotes_ — 11 days ago
▲ 3 r/bibleverse

"Love your neighbor as yourself." — Matthew 22:39

As yourself. Not more than yourself. Not instead of yourself. The love you extend to others is calibrated by the love you have for yourself. Which is why the flaw that irritates you most in other people is so often the one you cannot accept in yourself. That irritation is not really about them. It is self-rejection turned outward. You cannot give others a grace you have not received for yourself.

u/JQBotes_ — 11 days ago
▲ 1 r/bibleverse

"Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends." — John 15:13

If loving Jesus sounds heavy, remember where it began. Not with your sacrifice. With His. He did not just teach this. He walked it all the way to the cross, for the friends He had chosen before they ever chose Him. Loving Him back is not a duty you anxiously maintain. It is a response to being loved beyond all measure.

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u/JQBotes_ — 18 days ago
▲ 6 r/bibleverse

"I no longer call you servants... Instead, I have called you friends." — John 15:15

Friends. Not employees. Not subjects. Not even just followers. Friends, in the deepest sense, people brought into the confidence of what Jesus knows, who share in His purposes. And friendship is not built by intensity. It is built by presence. Time, honesty, showing up consistently. The same is true of your relationship with Him.

u/JQBotes_ — 20 days ago
▲ 4 r/bibleverse

"Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice." — Proverbs 24:17

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Notice what God is watching. Not your actions. Your heart. You can be perfectly polite on the outside. But when the person who hurt you stumbles and something in you rejoices, God sees it. The heart full of love grieves what is wrong, even when the one suffering made life difficult. It does not celebrate a fall. It feels the weight of it.

u/JQBotes_ — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/bibleverse

1 Corinthians 13:6

"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." — 1 Corinthians 13:6

The Greek for delight is chairō, to feel glad. The word for evil is adikia, wrongdoing and harm. Love does not feel glad about harm, even the harm that lands on people who hurt us. At the root of enjoying someone's failure is the same thing that drives envy and pride: a heart measuring itself against others, finding its worth in their diminishment.

u/JQBotes_ — 1 month ago
▲ 6 r/bibleverse

Envy Rots the Bones - Proverbs 14:30

"A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones." — Proverbs 14:30

Rots the bones. That is not gentle language. Envy does not just make you feel bad in the moment. It does slow, deep, internal damage. It erodes gratitude. It corrupts joy. It turns every blessing someone else receives into evidence that you have been overlooked.

u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 4 r/theology

Considering doing a Certificate/Bachelors in Theology, Is it worth it?

Hi Guys, so for context I am no scholar, I work in software development but have a degree in Mech engineering. I love the bible and have been studying the bible for probably 12 years now and will keep going, I started writing a while ago and now have been thinking about maybe getting some formal training and doing a bachelors in theology to better equip myself, I want to understand the bible thoroughly and be able to teach it. I am in South Africa and there are some schools here I found, I am not sure which ones are good or not or if I should even do it.

What do you guys think? Would this be useful at all? should I rather just continue to study alone and buy more resources? Would a degree be helpful in anyway? I am open to working in ministry and definitely want to keep writing books but at the moment it is not on the table, I will keep working full time and it will be something I do part time.

Would live to hear your thoughts and maybe even hear from anyone who has a similar experience, was it all worth it?

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 1 r/BookPromotion

First time Author and my new book is out!! Wanted to share it with you guys.

After four years of writing, my first book is finally out.

What was I made for?

What does God want from me?

Scripture answers both questions in two verses. Genesis 1:27, you were made in the image of God. 1 John 4:8, God is love. Put them together and the answer has been there all along: you were made in the image of Love, to love.

If you wrestle with what real love is supposed to look like in your life, this book is for you.

Available on Amazon now [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY2D5D1L\](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY2D5D1L?content\_source=fb&fb\_content\_id=Q9-wBQFw8td5hex2AqmfTn0fZFn2MBkz5a39GbX0Hs2jeJLkUp5Ssel9yOOxjtj3ww&channel\_type=fb&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExRVpLbnIzVmxBVEo5MjBSTHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR5hFicnwby\_22PLaT7uUEKr7ZssHgfXULAmJakat60CiUuXgxDAGOGbczV4Gw\_aem\_KQQp8BEA33rVusRWselptw)

Check out my website I also write articles every week!

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If you are in South Africa and would like to get a copy directly from me let me know!

JQ

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 6 r/TrueChristian

Do exorsims still happen?

I am busy watching the Rite and wondering do these things still happen?

Are people still getting exorcisms? I've never heard about it from any church I've been to, but I assume it still happens, the disciples dealt with demons and even Jesus did so did they all disappear?

I assume not, and if they are still here who is fighting them? Do people get trained for it? Is it only the Catholic church that does?

Would love to hear if anyone has experience with this please and how it works.

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 4 r/Christianity

Do exorsims still happen? Has anyone experienced one? Do people get trained for it?

I was busy watching the Rite and Wondered, do exorsims still happen? Has anyone experienced one? Do people get trained for it?

If it does it is like a secret thing? I don't think I've ever heard a word of it at church and if it doesn't exist where did the demons go?

I know Jesus dealt with demons and the disciples also did so do people still today?

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
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First time Author and my new book is out!! Wanted to share it with you guys.

After four years of writing, my first book is finally out.

What was I made for?

What does God want from me?

Scripture answers both questions in two verses. Genesis 1:27, you were made in the image of God. 1 John 4:8, God is love. Put them together and the answer has been there all along: you were made in the image of Love, to love.

If you wrestle with what real love is supposed to look like in your life, this book is for you.

Available on Amazon now https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GY2D5D1L

Check out my website I also write articles every week!

www.Jqbotes.com

If you are in South Africa and would like to get a copy directly from me let me know!

JQ

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/bibleverse

2 Peter 3:9

"The Lord is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance." — 2 Peter 3:9

God's patience is not delay. It is not slowness. It is mercy. He waits, not because He is slow, but because He desires that no one perish. His waiting is purposeful. Every moment of delay is a chance for repentance.

That is the heart of God. He suffers long, even for those He knows will never turn to Him.

Because that is what love does. It hopes. It waits. It endures.

u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago
▲ 5 r/AskBibleScholars

Is Gen 1 actually God declaring the end and not the beginning?

So someone commented something in a previous post I made and said that Gen 1 is actually God declaring the end before the beginning, Gen 2 is our actual beginning, so for example in Gen 1:27 it talks about how we are created in the image of God, but this doctrine argues we are not but we will be made into the image of God at the end, Gen 2 Adam is made out of the ground and that is what we are, hence we are made in the image of Adam.

What are your thoughts on this? Have you guys also come across this before?

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u/JQBotes_ — 2 months ago