He who says

 

If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen? And this commandment we have from Him: that he who loves God must love his brother also. – 1 John 4.20-21

 

If anyone says that he loves God but hates His brother he is a liar.

 

This is a powerful statement that reminds me of the words of James when he wrote that we praise God with our mouths and at the same time curse our brethren. He says – these things ought not so to be.

 

If God loves us and God loves us and the love He loves us with cost Him His life and we are all in the same family how can we not love each other? 

 

God is love. He loved us. We didn’t deserve His love and yet He loved us. No one could possibly offend us like we offended God, and yet He still loved us. 

 

It is really sad that this even has to be said about our family members in the faith. Jesus gave His life for my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are all going to heaven to live for eternity. We are equally saved. We all have a common goal and a common purpose.

 

We can’t afford to let hatred creep in. It we claim to love God and still hate one another we lie. We can’t do both. Love is in both of us so we should love each other