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Written by Hamp Lee III
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Monday, 18 December 2006 |
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John 13:34-35 (WEB) - A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.
As disciples of Jesus Christ, we are called to love one another. We have not been called to only love people that look and act like us. As long as people are doing what we want and how we want, we will love them, but the second they don't, we turn on them.
One of the reasons 'all men' do not see us as Jesus' disciples is because we do not love one another as He loved us.
We cannot accept or deny people because they do not wear suits to church, serve in a ministry, or may not attend church. In spite of the sins we committed, Jesus loved us. He didn't leave us to die in our sins. He came to us (through someone that loved us enough) to deliver us from evil and sin. There are people out in and out of church that are in need of peace, love, acceptance, forgiveness, and redemption. Love others as Jesus loved you - someone's life may depend on it.
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