#455: "Perfectly Loved" by Rachael Lampa

More Than a Song - Discovering the Truth of Scripture Hidden in Today's Popular Christian Music

There is comfort and conviction in the idea that we are perfectly loved by God. We can learn about God's perfect love in Scripture and then use Rachael Lampa's song "Perfectly Loved" to remind us of what we've studied.

Let's contemplate this area of Scripture together using a meditative practice.

In this episode, I discuss the following:

• Taking a B.I.T.E. out of Scripture – this week's Bible Interaction Tool Exercises include:
  • Pray
  • Repetition
  • Read the text aloud
  • Listen to contemplative music as you meditate
  • Slow down
  • One word
  • Meditate on God's Word
  • Consider the opposite
  • Follow the cross-references
  • Pray Scripture
• Following the Lectio Devina workflow in Logos Bible Software
• Stretching yourself by trying something new but giving yourself grace in the process
• Start by asking God to guide your time in His Word
• The next step is the "lectio" part of Lectio Devina (which means Divine Reading) - lectio means "reading" in Latin - 1 John 4:15-19
• Write down words or phrases that jump out at you - I wrote:
  • ??because as he is, so also are we in this world??
  • fear has to do with punishment
  • love gives us confidence
  • love perfected WITH us...interesting word choice...WITH
  • we love because he first loved us - my blog post I promised to link to
• Take the next step of meditating on the passage and the words and phrases that jumped out at you - my thoughts included:
  • It's all about abiding - 1 John 4:15-16
  • My love is perfected for what purpose? - 1 John 4:17
  • Chasing cross-references - 1 John 3:1, 2 Peter 2
  • God's perfect love provides relationship and rescue
  • What does "perfect" really mean? -

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