2 Corinthians 5:14
It is the love of Christ that drives us on. We have reached this judgment: one has died on behalf of all, and so all have died.
Treated in 17 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
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…
- Communion with God ·
Other consequential affections cites 2 Cor. v. 14
…the commands of God unto them, with mighty obligations unto obedience. So the apostle, 2 Cor. v. 14, 15, “The love of Christ constraineth us;” of which afterward. (4.) They consider him as…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
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…
- Communion with God ·
Of communion with Christ in privileges cites 2 Cor. v. 14
…do receive unto the fountain, unto the ocean. 3dly. Their motive unto obedience is love, 2 Cor. v. 14. From an apprehension of love, they are effectually carried out by love to give up…
- Men and Women Who Gave Everything ·
Scripture Appendix: God’s Word on the Missional Life cites 2 Corinthians 5:14–15
…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…
- Women Who Moved Heaven ·
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…
- Absolute Surrender ·
Ye are the Branches cites 2 Cor. 5:14
…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…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
The Self Denied cites 2 Corinthians 5:14–15
…I am my own still ruling? Name it and give it to God. 5. Read Galatians 2:20 and 2 Corinthians 5:14–15, and ask Christ to live His life in you. A PRAYER Lord Jesus, You did not please…
- The Key Teachings of George MacDonald ·
Righteousness and the Truth in Jesus cites 2 Corinthians 5:14–21
…live? Name one change it has made, and one it still needs to make. 3. Read Isaiah 53 and 2 Corinthians 5:14–21 slowly. Give thanks for the One who bore your sins. 4. Read Romans 3:21–26 and 4:1–8.…
- All Things for Good ·
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…
- The Key Teachings of John Owen ·
The Marks of a Dangerous Sin cites 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14
…take comfort from them; run from them to Christ. For the love of Christ constraineth us. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Name a duty you have been neglecting while you fight one…
- Thoughts for the Quiet Hour ·
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'…
- The Key Teachings of Charles H. Spurgeon ·
The Sin-Bearer cites 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14
…constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Read Isaiah 53 aloud, and each time you meet the words our…
- The Key Teachings of Andrew Murray ·
God Seeks Intercessors cites 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14
…labourers, belong to every age and every people. For the love of Christ constraineth us. 2 CORINTHIANS 5:14 FOR REFLECTION AND ACTION 1. Consider Murray’s three magnitudes — the world’s need, God’s…
- Morning by Morning ·
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…
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections ·
Part I. Concerning the nature of the affections and their importance in religion cites 2 Cor. 5:14
…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…
- Portraits of Courage – Watchman Nee ·
The Conversion of Watchman Nee cites 2 Corinthians 5:14-15
…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…