VII. Love for Goodness or the Lack of that Love

2 Thes. 2:9

The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders, and with all wicked deception for those who are to perish, because they refused to love the truth [the love (agape) of the truth] and so be saved.

Titus 1:7-8

For a bishop, as God's steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable [philoxenos], a lover of goodness [philogathos], master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled.

Heb. 1:8-9

But of the Son he says, "Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever, the righteous scepter is the scepter of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved [agapao] righteousness and hated lawlessness; therefore God, thy God, has anointed thee with the oil of gladness beyond thy comrades."

1 Peter 3:10

For "He that would love life [consult the true interests of living; to love (agapao) life] and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking guile.

  

  

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