Unfeigned love- loving with a pure heart fervently.
Do we?
Do you love this way--
Unfeigned love- sincere, real, genuine, heartfelt, authentic, truthful, honest- do you love this way?
Is your love fervent--
Fervently- passionately, ardently, enthusiastically, eagerly, zealously, excitedly, intensely- is your love fervent?
Who exactly are we supposed to love this way? Others. What others? ALL OTHERS.
Let's get ONE thing clear right now, we are to HATE SIN, NOT THE SINNER.
People have deluded themselves deeply by the misconception that we are to hate those who are different from us, those who have different beliefs, different values, different ways. We have separated ourselves into various classes of people and in doing so we have erected barriers of hate against those not in our particular class. The rich despise the poor, the poor despise the rich. Those of different ethnic backgrounds have separated themselves from each other and again, in doing so the hatred grows. This world is a huge powder keg of misunderstanding, of blind hatred, incomprehensible abuse for one another on so many levels. We who are Christ followers will hate sin passionately just the way our Savior hated sin. We also must LOVE the sinners. We must LOVE in truth with the love that is of God.
Rom_5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
We must LOVE OTHERS while they are what they are, no matter what they are, no matter how different from us, no matter what their sins are, no matter anything at all whatsoever. We can HATE the sins they may blatantly revel in, while loving them and longing for them to be convicted of their sins so they may repent of them and find eternal salvation in Christ Jesus.
LOVE UNCONDITIONALLY.
LOVE EVEN WHEN HATED.
We need to LOVE unfeignedly and fervently- LOVE in truth, in sincerity with great passion- ALL others, not just those we deem worthy because they please us in some way, or are friendly to us, or are family, or share common interests. ALL OTHERS means no exception to any.
Satan will spread discord wherever he can in whatever way he can through gross deceptions that fuel the masses. We cannot be a part of that deception. If you are a Christ follower then you must LOVE without secretly hating others, God knows the hearts of His people. God is giving every single person alive an opportunity to know His love and to belong to Him. We must do all in our ability to only reveal the love of God so we hinder NO ONE from choosing God.
Help us, LORD help us be YOURS, wholly YOURS! Help us to love unfeignedly, fervently all others! Please… please.
1Pe 1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
1Pe 1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
1Pe 1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
1Pe 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
1Pe 1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
1Pe 1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
1Pe 1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
1Pe 1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
1Pe 1:24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
1Pe 1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.
1Pe 2:17 Honour all men. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honour the king.
1Pe 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
1Pe 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1Pe 4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.
Joh 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.
Joh 13:35 By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.
Joh 15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.
Rom 12:9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.
Rom 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another
2Co 6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned
Eph 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
1Th 4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God, who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.
1Th 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
1Ti 1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned
Heb 6:10 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
Heb 13:1 Let brotherly love continue.
Jas 2:15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
Jas 2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
Jas 2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
2Pe 1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.
1Jn 3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
1Jn 3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
1Jn 3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.
1Jn 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1Jn 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?
1Jn 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1Jn 3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
1Jn 3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment.
1Jn 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
1Jn 4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
1Jn 4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1Jn 4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.
1Jn 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.
1Jn 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
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