Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’[a] 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b] 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
What does LOVE your Neighbor as yourself really mean? Do we act that way in our day to day life? If that person doesn't live like me or talk like me or have the same ethics like me does that make this commandment exempt?
I believe...
LOVE your neighbor as yourself:) It doesn't say LOVE them only if they keep my commandments no it says LOVE them as yourself. Sin comes in all forms and none of us are without Sin. That is why God sent His Son to save us from those things. Our Sin all looks the same to God and even if you were Cussing and someone is having relations with the same sex IT IS ALL THE SAME.. Its hard for us to wrap our minds around because we like to measure Sin but its simple! LOVE People and LOVE God. Those were the two commandments Jesus gave us to sum up the law.
As a mother I am choosing to teach my children to LOVE no matter what the person looks like or acts like. That is the image of Christ. LOVE conquers a multitude of Sin and the LOVE you extend to another could be the very light they needed in their darkness. Let me be clear that I do not condone a lifestyle of Sin but that doesn't mean you and I go around judging. The minute I think of others short falls God reminds me of all of mine.
As a believer just as you are LOVE people LOVE God and live a life that speaks to the image of Christ. That will make more of a difference than walking around in judgement. The enemy has us when we put on judgement rather than LOVE.
God does call us to hold believers accountable one to another but even that is done in LOVE not in Judgement. LOVE speaks Truth and LOVE is patient kind not boastful not envy and list carries on.
1 Cor 13
God continue to work this in me everyday that I may choose to LOVE your PEOPLE and LOVE you more than the Sin Nature.
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