1 John 4:20-21
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. And he has given us this command:
Whoever loves God must also love his brother."
Thoughts on this verse…
Love! The word can mean anything. Many in the Christian
community have tried to define it by a dictionary or lexicon, not realizing the
key word for love, agape, is defined by action. Before Christians got a hold of
agape, it meant the same thing our word today does: just about anything! But if
you read 1 John, you see what love is by what God does. God demonstrates his
love. He asks us to do the same for our brothers and sisters. Love must be more
than talk; it must be genuinely demonstrated in action!
John 8:31-32
Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really
my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you
free."
Thoughts on this verse…
There are few things more coveted than freedom. People die
for it. People pray for it. People strive for it. True freedom comes from
knowing truth. Knowing truth ultimately comes by living in obedience to Jesus.
Truth is not just something you think about or believe. Truth is something you
do, you live. Jesus' teaching often ends with the exclamation: Blessed are you
who do these things! Only by doing will we ever know the truth that liberates
us.
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