Knowing the word of God like we do it is hardly surprising that one area where it is important to be an example is love. It is after all the great commandment and we are told to do all we do in love – everything. Faith, hope, and love are the cardinal virtues, and the greatest of these is love.
What the world needs to see more than anything is real, pure Christlike agape love. It is a rare thing to see real Christian life. The world has a lot of conceptions about love and what it is.
The world needs to see people that truly know how to love. It is not going to come from the world. We can’t expect the world to put forth a spirit of love. All that we see happening around us is a result of all the opposites of love – hatred and anger and violence and revenge. When Christians join in with that kind of carry on we do nothing for the cause of Christ and give others reason to despise us?
Love is a key example because John wrote that a person who does not love people does not know God because He is love. Love for other believers is how the world is going to know that we follow Jesus. He greatest commandment is to love God and love others.
If people were to look at my example of loving would they see the kind of love that God showed when He sent His Son to die for us.
The greatest of this, Paul wrote elsewhere is love.
How do I love?
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