domenica 6 maggio 2007

Love one another, even as I have loved you


METTURDAM

Scripture: John 13:31-35

How does God reveal his glory to us? In his Last Supper discourse Jesus speaks of his glory and the glory of his Father. What is this glory? It is the cross which Jesus speaks of here. The cross of Jesus shows us that the greatest glory and achievement in life is the glory of perfect love—the willing sacrifice of one's life for the sake of another. In the cross of Calvary, God reveals the breadth of his great love for sinners and the power of redemption which cancels the debt of sin and reverses the curse of our condemnation. Jesus gave his Father supreme honor and glory through his obedience and willingness to sacrifice his life on the cross for our sake.

How will the world and the society around us recognize the transforming power of God's kingdom? When they see Christians loving one another to the point of laying down their lives for each another, forgiving their enemies, and caring for the weak, the neglected, the dying, the unwanted, and the unlovable. True and perfect love casts out fear, quenches hatred, and overcomes evil.

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