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- Loving like Christ is a tall order, but we have a mighty God who is at work in us to make it possible. When we start to love people as God does, we help establish unity in the church, create harmony in our homes, and present a powerful witness in the world because our love for each other distinguishes us as Christ’s disciples (John 13:35).
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Jan 4, 2022 · Loving like Jesus means we hold everything we own with loose hands. We are willing to part with money, time, and possessions in order to serve other people. We recognize that all we have is on loan to us from our Father in heaven and we are responsible for what we do with it (Matthew 25:14–30).
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First, there’s a different source of these two loves. First John 4:19 says, “We love because he first loved us.” And how did he first love us? Well, John says in 1 John 3:16, “By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers.” So, Christian love is rooted in Christ’s sacrifice for me and f...
Second, Christian love is sustained and shaped by the work of God’s Spirit, where secular love isn’t. Paul calls it the “fruit of the Spirit” in Galatians 5:22. It is the Spirit that takes the death of Christ, causes it to be real for us, and gives us new hearts so that the death of Christ has a love-producing effect on us. First John 3:14 says, “W...
Third and finally, Christian love has a different goal — not an entirely different goal, but a radically different goal. It’s not entirely different from the unbeliever who loves. It’s not entirely different because secular love often aims at the physical and emotional and psychological and relational and economic well-being of other people. And Ch...
And when someone asks, “Is it truly love for a person if we are motivated by the hope that God will be glorified through our love for this person?” I know people ask that question. I’ve heard it recently. And the answer is yes, it is love — the greatest love. The reason the answer is yes — it is love when you love someone in order that God would be...
Apr 16, 2023 · In fact, whatever we do in community, we do “in the name of the Lord Jesus” (verse 17). For here, “Christ is all, and in all” (verse 11). The one-anothers, then, are earthly dramas of heavenly realities; they are the love of Christ played out on ten thousand stages.
Nov 30, 2014 · Bringing together these five elements of Jesus’ love, we can hammer out a definition of biblical love: Love is a self-sacrificing, caring commitment which, in obedience to Jesus, shows itself in seeking the highest good of the one loved.
- John 13:31-32: “Therefore when he had gone out, Jesus said, ‘Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in Him; if God is glorified in H...
- John 13:33: “Little children, I am with you a little while longer. You will seek Me; and as I said to the Jews, now I also say to you, ‘Where I am...
- John 13:34: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” In going to the...
- John 13:35: “By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Jesus wasn’t just talking about having nice th...
- John 13:36-38: “Simon Peter said to Him, ‘Lord, where are You going?’ Jesus answered, ‘Where I go, you cannot follow Me now; but you will follow la...
Nov 23, 2015 · Deeply and most fundamentally Christianity is a new birth — a deep, profound transformation of what we treasure, what we love. And if that deepest, fullest love isn’t for Jesus, then we are not worthy of Jesus.
Let us strive to truly live out love like Jesus, making a positive impact one person at a time. Embrace the teachings of Christ with 10 actionable ways to love like Jesus, fostering forgiveness, compassion, and kindness in your daily life.
