John 13:31-35 gives us a great picture on how love moves...the directions love should take.
Movement 1: Love moves UPWARD.
Verses 31-32 preface the rest of Jesus words by putting everything in the perspective of God's glory. Love begins and ends with God...always.
Movement 2: Love moves INWARD.
In verse 34, Jesus communicates to his disciples to love each other like he loved them...through service and sacrifice. Love has to be central to any church community. If there's no love, there's no church.
Movement 3: Love moves OUTWARD.
In verse 35, the love that the church shows each other is what points to Jesus. If the church would love each other as it should, many people's criticisms about Christianity would go away because a lot of people don't necessarity have a problem with Jesus, but they have a big problem with his so-called followers.
Rejoice, O Barren One! Galatians 4:21–31, Part 6
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reminds me of something else I read today.
one of the things most lacking in the church is servers… people who are just willing to serve their fellow human being. But there’s a problem: even though we believe in grace, we still get exasperated, disappointed, frustrated, angry and eventually even give up when the people we serve don’t measure up to our expectations.
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