Genuine Love for Each Other

Discipleship and Mission

Spread the Gospel

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

Called to a New Life in Christ

Romans 12:9-16 The Message

9-10 Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life to good. Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.
11-13 Don’t burn out; keep yourselves fueled and aflame. Be alert servants of the Master, cheerfully expectant. Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder. Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.
14-16 Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath. Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down. Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up. Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.

For Reflection

What is motivated by God's love as is exhibited by the life of Jesus is the will of God.

Many have a prime image of God as a punitive entity who chooses who goes to heaven.  This god of moral perfection keeps some Christians from admitting the apparent contradiction of a God of Love. The danger of such a god-view is that one tends to reflect the "Holy Gotcha" in one's action. In doing so they fail to recognize the "good" in the supposed "bad" and the "bad" in the supposed "perfect. Christians, then, may indeed become rotten with perfection.

Pray

Pray so that you will welcome God's approaching Grace and allow it to pass thr0ugh you as compassion and forgiveness toward others.  Pray so that you can trust God's Grace to lead others to trust the voice of God that speaks lovingly through you.

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