John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal
life.
GOD LOVES US THAT HE GAVE US OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
TO BELIEVE IN AND HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.
FURTHER EXPLANATION OF THIS MYSTERY LIES IN THIS VERSE:
This is how God showed his love among us:
He sent his one and only Son into the world
that we might live through him.
This is love: not that we loved God,
but that he loved us and sent his Son
as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Dear friends, since God so loved us,
we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:9-11
GOD'S LOVE IS SHOWN THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST...
THROUGH OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE ARE GIVEN THE CHANCE TO LIVE ETERNALLY.
THROUGH SENDING OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST,
THE SACRIFICE HAS BEEN MADE TO ATONE FOR OUR SINS.
THROUGH THIS LOVE, WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR LIFE ETERNAL.
AS GOD HAS SHOWN HIS LOVE TO US, IT IS THEREFORE
RIGHTEOUS THAT WE LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
ANOTHER BIBLE VERSE TELLS ABOUT GOD AND LOVE:
And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is
love.
Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
1 John 4:16
AS CHRISTIANS, IT IS A CHALLENGE FOR US TO LIVE IN LOVE EVERYDAY OF OUR LIFE.
THE LOVE WE OUGHT TO SHOW IS THE LOVE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HAS SHOWN TO US. AS IT IS WRITTEN:
My command is this:
Love each other as I have loved you.
Greater love has no one than this,
that he lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:12-13
OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR US,
FOR HIS LOVE FOR US, SO THAT OUR SINS MAY BE
FORGIVEN, THAT WE MAY HAVE THE CHANCE TO ETERNAL LIFE
THERE IS A GREAT DIFFERENCE IN MERELY PREACHING THE WORD OF GOD AND PUTTING IT TO PRACTICE.
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO IS HEAVEN AND EARTH.
BEFORE WE BECOME PREACHERS OF THE WORD OF GOD, IT IS NECESSARY FOR US TO BECOME DOERS OF THE WORD OF GOD.
IT IS SAID THAT THE WHOLE WORD OF GOD IS SUMMARIZED IN ONE WORD: "LOVE".
THIS IS THE KEY VIRTUE WE NEED TO HAVE.
WITHOUT LOVE, NOTHING WE DO WILL MATTER.
BUT IF WE LIVE ON LOVE, THOUGH SCARLET WE ARE FROM SIN, WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO BE SAVED BY THE MERCY OF GOD, FOR LOVE WASHES AWAY MANY SINS.
LOVE FOCUSES ON MERCY, ON CHARITY, ON COMPASSION, WHICH ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN THE SPIRITUAL PATH.
WITHOUT MERCY, CHARITY, AND COMPASSION, OUR SPIRITUAL PRACTICES WILL ALWAYS LACK AND WHATEVER WE DO WILL FALL SHORT.
WE MUST REMEMBER ALWAYS TO FOCUS ON THE ESSENTIAL AND CORE TRUTHS OF GOD'S WORD AND NOT ON THE SUPERFICIAL.
FOR IF WE MISS THE ESSENTIAL, CENTRAL AND CORE TEACHINGS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, THE SUPERFICIAL TEACHINGS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE US.
THEREFORE, MY ADVISE IS THAT WE FOCUS ON LOVE.
LET US FOCUS ON LOVING GOD ABOVE ALL, AND LOVING OUR NEIGHBOR AS OURSELVES.
FULFILLING THE COMMANDMENT OF LOVE FULFILLS MANY OTHER COMMANDMENTS OF GOD.
LIVING IN THE PATH OF LOVE, AND FOCUSING ON LOVE LEADS TO GOD, FOR GOD IS LOVE.
GOD BLESS EVERYONE.
