2 Corinthians 5:14

For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that one died for all, therefore all died;
American Standard Version

Treated in 10 passages across the library.

  1. A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections · Jonathan Edwards

    Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 2 Cor. 5:14

    …re compelled by it to go forward in his service, through all difficulties and sufferings, 2 Cor. 5:14, 15. And his epistles are full of expressions of an overpowering affection towards the pe…

  2. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Catherine Booth — The Preacher Who Took the Gospel to the Streets cites 2 Corinthians 5:14–15

    …should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again” (2 Corinthians 5:14–15, NIV). She had been seized by that love, and it never let her go. Her legacy is the globa…

  3. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Lottie Moon — The Woman Who Gave Everything to China cites 2 Corinthians 5:14

    …love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died” (2 Corinthians 5:14, NIV). She was compelled. Not by guilt, not by duty, but by love. The love of Christ for …

  4. Women Who Moved Heaven · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: Prayers in God’s Word cites 2 Corinthians 5:14

    … hear without someone preaching to them? And how can anyone preach unless they are sent?” 2 Corinthians 5:14 — “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and ther…

  5. Absolute Surrender · Andrew Murray

    Ye are the Branches cites 2 Cor. 5:14

    …he Holy Spirit” (Rom. 5:5); and of that other word: “The love of Christ constraineth us” (2 Cor. 5:14). Christ can give you a fountain of love, so that you cannot help loving the most wretche…

  6. Men and Women Who Gave Everything · Ochorus Originals

    Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 5:14–15

    …rson? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” 2 Corinthians 5:14–15 — “For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and ther…

  7. All Things for Good · Thomas Watson

    Of love to God cites 2 Cor. v. 14

    …God, the feet a running in the ways of His commandments. “The love of Christ constrains” (2 Cor. v. 14). Pretences of love are insufficient. True love is not only seen at the tongue’s end, but…

  8. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    October cites 2 Corinthians 5:14

    … glorify his Father which is in heaven. October 21 “The love of Christ constraineth us.” (2 Corinthians 5:14) How much owest thou unto my Lord? Has he ever done anything for thee? Has he forgiven th…

  9. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    April cites 2 Cor. v. 14

    …not from fear, but from love.—Alex. McLaren. April 24 The love of Christ constraineth us. 2 Cor. v. 14. The love of Christ is too large for any heart to hold it. It will overflow into others' …

  10. Watchman Nee · Watchman Nee

    The Conversion of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

    …ld no longer live unto themselves, but unto him who for their sakes died and rose again” (2 Corinthians 5:14-15, ASV). The logic moves from substitution to consecration. Christ died for us; therefore t…

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