Defending the Truth with Love
Key takeaways
Knowing Jesus anchors truth, life, and love.
God’s children reflect family resemblance.
Truth must always be practiced with love.
Jesus is the standard for faithful living and discernment.
Course Description
Defending the Truth with Love / Christian Living: Course Two
How do we successfully live a life of love and truth with others? This challenge is a common theme in Philemon; 1, 2, and 3 John; and Jude. Truth without love is harsh, and love without truth lacks sincerity. But when combined, truth and love change people’s lives and bring the kingdom of God into a world that needs Him. Jesus lived in perfect truth and love. He is our example of how to live in practical, everyday ways. Together, these five short letters demonstrate what it looks like when the people of God live in His truth and love.
This is the second course of a two-course series.
Course Content
Meet the Teachers
Ann Emge was raised in Western Pennsylvania (Go Steelers!) and attended Grove City College. She's employed by an airline (let's travel!). She's been involved with CBS for 25 years. Four generations of her family have been impacted by God's Word through this ministry (thanks, CBS!). Ann and her husband, Barry, have three married children and one granddaughter (want to see pics?). She clings to the truth that "My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth." (YAY God!)Show less
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With a master's degree in education, Nina worked for a few years as a teacher and then as an educational consultant for a K–12 charter school for over a decade. She changed gears to manage her family's physical therapy practice with her husband, the sole practitioner. She has been involved in several ministries, including CBS, where various leadership roles have affirmed her call to teach. It is her desire to share the Word of God in such a way that others would know how wide, long, high, and deep the Lord’s love is.
Nina lives in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Chris, and sassy cat, Pickles. They have three sons who live and work or go to school in other states, a situation that affords Nina and Chris many opportunities for family connection as well as fuels their love of travel. Nina also loves to read and connect with friends, and she has recently jumped on the pickleball bandwagon.Show less
Nina lives in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Chris, and sassy cat, Pickles. They have three sons who live and work or go to school in other states, a situation that affords Nina and Chris many opportunities for family connection as well as fuels their love of travel. Nina also loves to read and connect with friends, and she has recently jumped on the pickleball bandwagon.Show less
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Louis grew up hearing about Community Bible Study from his mother, who served for many years in CBS. Later in life, Louis served on the CBS Board of Trustees and then as a local class leader. After college and a short stint with an internet startup in the mid 1990s, Louis joined the Navy SEALs, beginning a journey in national security. Later, he served with the intelligence community and then as one of its overseers in the US Senate. Thereafter, Louis started his own consulting company, and today he advises both industry and the government on innovations where they intersect.
Louis has traveled in over 150 countries, he speaks a few languages, and he studies the Scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek. He's an elder in his church, and he regularly swims, skydives, rides motorcycles, and mentors men in various circles. Louis lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife, his youngest son, and their cavalier, Charlie, while their two other sons attend college.Show less
Louis has traveled in over 150 countries, he speaks a few languages, and he studies the Scriptures in the original Hebrew and Greek. He's an elder in his church, and he regularly swims, skydives, rides motorcycles, and mentors men in various circles. Louis lives in Vienna, Virginia, with his wife, his youngest son, and their cavalier, Charlie, while their two other sons attend college.Show less
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A mechanical engineer by training, Ron has been involved in CBS since 1998. Studying the Word with CBS has done more to make him advance in his walk to be more like Jesus than anything else in his life. He has been called to a number of different roles within CBS, but Central Idea Teaching is his passion.
Ron and his wife, Ginny, live in Owasso, Oklahoma, after spending most of their lives back East. Their three kids and their families (six grandchildren) have also moved to the Midwest, and they enjoy frequent family gatherings. Ron enjoys sailing, sailboat racing, and learning to drive his sports car as fast as he can on nearby racetracks.Show less
Ron and his wife, Ginny, live in Owasso, Oklahoma, after spending most of their lives back East. Their three kids and their families (six grandchildren) have also moved to the Midwest, and they enjoy frequent family gatherings. Ron enjoys sailing, sailboat racing, and learning to drive his sports car as fast as he can on nearby racetracks.Show less
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