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So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13, ESV
Hope springs from faith.
Faith springs from love.
Love springs from dedication and choice.
Choose love. Always.
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
Ephesians 2:10, NASB
If we call on the Name of Christ, we have work to do. Do not forsake your calling of sharing the gospel and loving on people.
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:39, NASB
Christ’s sacrifice proves how much God loves us, and when we are found in Christ, we can never be separated from that love.
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.
John 15:4, NASB
We are commanded to love God and love people, but it is at best difficult and at worst impossible without continually being consumed by the love of God through Jesus.
If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1, NASB
We can be the smartest, most eloquent of speakers, but if we are merely trying to prove how much we know, win an argument, or correct all incorrect thinking apart from loving the person or people we are talking to …
… we are only making noise and not glorifying God.
For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Galatians 5:14 ESV
This is both the easiest thing to understand and hardest to do.
Loving others looks different with every person and situation, but it is commanded of us.
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.
Luke 6:35, ESV
Life is not about “me”. Life is about “them” to the glory of God.
The early Christians were known for their sacrifices for others.
“give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38 ESV
God’s grace and joy will flow over you as you forgive, show grace, and generally love on others.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Matthew 5:16, ESV
Our love for each other, care for others, and commitment to Christ will show people who He is, and they can only give glory to God if they are saved.
That means God uses you to reach the lost.
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.
1 John 4:20, ESV
You must love others. If you belittle, shun, mock, abuse, ignore, mistreat, and/or generally act unkindly toward others…
… and you call yourself a Christian …
… you have made yourself a liar. The love of God is not in you.
Repent, and love.
a simple man of God 