May 13: Romans 5:5; Romans 8:15–16; Ephesians 1:7; Ephesians 2:7; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 4:9; 1 John 4:11; 1 John 5:10; Psalm 69:20; Matthew 9:3; Matthew 9:34; Matthew 10:25; Matthew 11:19; Matthew 13:55; John 1:46; John 7:12; John 8:48; John 9:24; 1 Peter 2:19–23; 1 Peter 4:14 - a podcast by Crossway

Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.—For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God.—Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself.

In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.—In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.—So that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

Romans 5:5 (Listen)

5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.

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Romans 8:15–16 (Listen)

15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

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Ephesians 1:7 (Listen)

7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

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Ephesians 2:7 (Listen)

7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

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1 John 4:7 (Listen)

God Is Love

7 Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God.

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1 John 4:9 (Listen)

9 In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him.

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1 John 4:11 (Listen)

11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

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1 John 5:10 (Listen)

10 Whoever believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself. Whoever does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has borne concerning his Son.

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Reproaches have broken my heart.

“Is not this the carpenter's son?”—“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”—“Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”—“He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”—“We know that this man is a sinner.”—“He is leading the people astray.”—“This man is blaspheming.”— “Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!”

“It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master.”—For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.—If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed.

Psalm 69:20 (Listen)

20   Reproaches have broken my heart,
    so that I am in despair.
  I looked for pity, but there was none,
    and for comforters, but I found none.

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Matthew 9:3 (Listen)

3 And behold, some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.”

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Matthew 9:34 (Listen)

34 But the Pharisees said, “He casts out demons by the prince of demons.”

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Matthew 10:25 (Listen)

25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign¹ those of his household.

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Matthew 11:19 (Listen)

19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”¹

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Matthew 13:55 (Listen)

55 Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas?

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John 1:46 (Listen)

46 Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”

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John 7:12 (Listen)

12 And there was much muttering about him among the people. While some said, “He is a good man,” others said, “No, he is leading the people astray.”

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John 8:48 (Listen)

Before Abraham Was, I Am

48 The Jews answered him, “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?”

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John 9:24 (Listen)

24 So for the second time they called the man who had been blind and said to him, “Give glory to God. We know that this man is a sinner.”

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1 Peter 2:19–23 (Listen)

19 For this is a gracious thing, when, mindful of God, one endures sorrows while suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good and suffer for it you endure, this is a gracious thing in the sight of God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps. 22 He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth. 23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.

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1 Peter 4:14 (Listen)

14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory¹ and of God rests upon you.

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