“Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son as Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.” (1 John 4:11-16).
Those who are saved love God and love those made in His image. Jesus summed up all the demands of God in that.
Love is about giving—of ourselves—our time, talent, and treasure. Without this our claim is contradicted.
When I got saved, nobody had to beg me to attend worship, read God’s love letter—the Bible, converse with the Lover of my soul in prayer, tell others about Him, get busy serving Him, and give my tithes and offerings in response to His gift of love. How could I not after all God had done for me, and the love that Jesus showed?
The power of love will transform you, your church, and your community! Nothing is more important!
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