Knowing Jesus Part 6 with Athol Barnes | 02.15.26

About this episode

The episode discusses the nature of love as exemplified by Jesus, contrasting it with human emotions affected by sin.

Last week we celebrated Valentines Day, a day for the celebration of love. However, our capacity to love is tainted by our sinful nature; every human emotion suffers the effect of sin. As we have been looking at the emotions of Jesus, his love is pure and untainted by any sin. His love is perfect, yet he commands us to love the same way as he loves (See John 13:34-35). Can we love like Jesus? Jesus displayed selfless and sacrificial love. Where does love come from? &...

People in this episode

Host: Grace Point Baptist Church

Guest: Athol Barnes

Topics covered

• love
• emotions of Jesus
• sinful nature
• selfless love
• sacrificial love

Keywords

• love
• Jesus
• Valentines Day
• emotions
• sacrifice
• sin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Grace Point Baptist Church

Books & works: John 13:34-35

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