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thoroughly, even professing Christians. If dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is
we really love Jesus more than we love not easily angered. It keeps no record
ourselves and more than we love anyone or of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil
anything else in this world then everything but rejoices with the truth. It always
will fall into its right place in an orderly protects, always trusts, always hopes,
manner. always perseveres.” No human being
can produce this kind of love without
The Lord commanded us to love our the help of the Holy Spirit of Jesus.
enemies, how much more to love our (ROMANS 8:9) “If anyone does not have
immediate family? The Bible says that the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong
if you are a Christian and you do not to Christ.”
provide or take care of your own family,
you have denied the faith and you are “WHO ARE THOSE WHO LOVE JESUS?”
worse than an unbeliever or an infidel
(1 Timothy 5:8). So, Jesus’ statements (JOHN 14:15), “If you love me, you will
in (Luke 14:25-26) and (Matthew 10:37) obey what I command.”
should not be interpreted literally. Jesus
was talking spiritual. Like for example, (LUKE 6:46), “Why do you call me ‘Lord,
in (Matthew 23:9) “Do not call anyone Lord,’ and do not do what I say?”
on earth father’ for you have one Father,
and he is in heaven.” This is spiritual. Is Only the Lord Jesus Christ can demand
it sin then to call our Dad, father? No. absolute and total loyalty and love without
But no one should call religious leaders any competition because He is God. No
FATHER. So, why is it that the Catholic call one in the whole Bible uttered such strong
the Pope and the priest father? Because statements. ONLY JESUS. To obey the
Catholics are pagans, frankly speaking. Lord’s command is to show our love to God.

Let us go back to loving Jesus more than If we have been a Christian for a long
anyone and anything else in this world: time or have even been involved in the
If we really love Jesus Christ with all our church ministry, even if we have been
hearts loving Him more than anything or teaching the Bible, if there is no AGAPE
anyone in this world, then the Divine love or divine love that overflows in our hearts
that comes from God through the Holy Spirit then we should question ourselves.
will overflow in our hearts. That’s the only
time that we can love even the unlovable. Do we feel compassion towards our own
family in time of their hurts and need? Or
(ROMANS 5:5) “Because the love of God there’s no love at all in our heart? In that
has been poured out within our hearts case, how can you love your enemies when
through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” you cannot even love your own family?

(1 CORINTHIANS 16:22), “IF ANYONE Man by nature does not have the
DOES NOT LOVE THE LORD--A CURSE BE capability to give unconditional love
ON HIM.” The question is why is this very towards others because man by nature
strong command? Again this is spiritual. is evil as the Bible says. And when man
Only by truly loving Jesus can we produce becomes Christian, living for Christ is not
divine love which is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. that easy. We have our own cross to bear
when we follow Jesus. Our cross is not
(1 CORINTHIANS 13:4 -7). “Love is patient, people around us. Each one of us has his
love is kind. It does not envy, it does / her own cross. Greed, selfishness, envy,
not boast, it is not proud. It does not jealousy, hatred, bad attitudes, fleshly
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