1 John 4: 7 – 21
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
9 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.
10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Did you ever notice that some people who call themselves Christians sometimes don't act like Christians?
They can be seen in church every Sunday. Some will complain about the selection of the music, while others will say that they feel like they are being treated unfairly because their talents are being exploited, or wasted. They become grumpy and talk behind the back of the leaders of the church and complain about the way the church is run. There are other things that I am sure that yo have noticed that need not be listed here.
Show me the love people!
We're like this mostly because we are fallen and the enemy is loving every minute of it. He loves to make us think that we are loving caring people while watching us just fall deeper and deeper into our selfish sins, because we have forgotten the basic tenants of our faith.
As Christians, we must stand for truth as spelled out in the Bible.
18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
19 We love because he first loved us.
20 If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.
21 And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
As we read 1 John 4:7-21, we see that God’s love seeks to transform our behavior. In His love, we don’t react disdainfully toward others simply because we don’t agree.
Jesus said, “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). Do others see the love of Jesus in you?
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