"Love One Another"
John 13:34
Love is a debt we owe
to one another, a debt which believers always enjoy paying. Love is not just a
sentimental emotion, or a passion. It is an affection of the heart that is seen
in the actions of life. Those who foolishly imagine that love is a nebulous
rule of life, giving no specific direction to anyone, are ignorant of the
Scriptures. Paul admonishes us, "Be kindly affectioned one toward another
with brotherly love." And he tells us specifically what that means:
"in honor preferring one another" (Rom.
LOVE IS THE EVIDENCE OF
LIFE AND FAITH IN CHRIST (John
LOVE IS WHAT OUR MASTER
HAS TAUGHT US BY HIS OWN EXAMPLE (John 13:12-15; I John 3:16-17). What does
love do? How can love be defined? Love serves. Our Lord Jesus washed his
disciples' feet because they needed washing, because it was comforting and
refreshing to them to have their feet washed. He served their needs because he
loved them. Love sacrifices. The Son of God laid down his life for us, because
he loved us. And if we love one another, we will both serve and make sacrifice
for one another.
LOVE IS THE LAW THAT
GOVERNS CHRIST'S KINDGOM (John
Don Fortner