Deborah H. Bateman > Quotes

“Loving our enemies isn’t something we can do on our own.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“We need to make sure we keep things in the proper perspective and put God first in our lives. We don’t want anything or anybody to come between us and God.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“God doesn’t give you the spirit of fear. If you are fearful, that fear comes from the enemy. Remind yourself the spirit that comes from God is of power, love, and a sound mind. God empowers you through His love.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“Some parents may not treat their children in the way that God intended them to, but that doesn’t negate our responsibility to honor them as our parents.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“charity,” which is a giving kind of love. It means affection, good will, love, benevolence, or brotherly love.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“we need to remind ourselves of what true love is. Are we patient and kind to those we love the most?”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“We are not to think ourselves better than others, but to treat everyone equally.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“We can only boast about God and His great love for us, which He expressed through His Son, Jesus Christ.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“If God is in us then we should have love dwelling in us, because God is love. Love is a fruit of the Spirit and if we are Christians we should have love through the Spirit of God.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“By His grace we are saved. Only through God’s unmerited favor can we be saved.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“Not everybody we meet is going to love us.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“Make the decision to love someone whether you feel like it or not.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“Paul didn’t try to take glory or honor for anything he did. He made sure whatever he did he gave the glory to God and to Jesus Christ.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“We are not to try to get revenge for evil that is done to us. Paul reminds us that vengeance belongs to the Lord. The Lord will repay people for their evil doings. It is not our place to try to get revenge. He encourages us to repay evil with good and, by doing so, those who mistreated us will be ashamed of the way they acted.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love

“with God’s help, we can learn to love the people who don’t love us. We can learn to do good to the people who don’t do good to us. We can learn to be loving and generous by giving to those who never can repay us.”
― Deborah H. Bateman, God Is Love