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When Love Refused to Protect Itself

by | Feb 20, 2026 | New to the Space

New to the Space

by Rev James M. Armpriester, Jr 

Why did Jesus have to die?

WEEK 3 DAY 5 — WHEN LOVE REFUSED TO PROTECT ITSELF

Why Love Had to Go All the Way

We talk about love like it’s a feeling. God treats love like a decision.

While we were still sinners—Christ died for us.

Not when we improved.
Not when we apologized properly.

While we resisted.

That’s not sentimental love.
That’s covenant love.

Love that absorbs cost instead of avoiding it.

What would change if you believed God’s love already went that far?

Application:

Stop holding God at arm’s length.
This isn’t about making promises.
It’s about stopping resistance.

Prayer:

Jesus,
I stop resisting what You’ve done for me.
I trust Your love.
Amen.

 

 

About our Author

Pastor James M. Armpriester, Jr. worked as a molecular biologist at Procter & Gamble for ten years before becoming a pastor. With over thirty years of experience in ministry, he has been heavily involved in church planting and church health. He has served as a district director in Ohio and North Texas and has been a national leader in curriculum development, coaching, and consulting for church planting and revitalization. Pastor Jim has been the lead pastor of several churches, including New Hope in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Assembly of God in Niagara Falls, NY, and Transformation Life Church, which has multiple campuses in New Jersey.

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