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![[roll on floor]](graemlins/6.gif) We love ya tho!
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~To Him That is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy...to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.~ Jude 24
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EDEN...It is hard to know when you are having hot flashes. When that happens you are pretty hard to talk (or keyboard) to. ![[type]](graemlins/type.gif)
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Eden, I am not here to judge personalities, I am here to do what I like to do best. Study the bible with my brothers and sisters
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~To Him That is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy...to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.~ Jude 24
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Proverbs 27;17
Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose].
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Strive to enter in at the strait gate:for many, I say unto you will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. ( Luke 13:24 )
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Found in Him, I think that generally speaking you are taking too narrow a view of my personality. To be sure, I may have a critical side to me, or ornery as bluefrog put it, but at least bluefrog was willing to say that I also post good questions and challenged him to think and I also write new Topics, etc., so that you need to take a larger view of me rather than throwing out the baby with the bathwater by only focusing on where you think I'm being critical. I probably can be that, but I am a lot more than that and it's unfair to only focus on the one part that displeases you.
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![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) I Love you too Eden!
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~To Him That is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy...to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.~ Jude 24
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Okie dokie then
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Hi Eden,
As far as the love... I respectfully fear the sight giver!
10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.
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I think we're just suppose to do it! Jesus said: Love!
Easier said, than done. Probably only Jesus IN us can do it, so if we do not love much according to Item #1 thru #16, it is because we have not allowed Jesus to be Jesus enough in us, yet.
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Jesus said to Peter... what is that to you? You follow me!” (John 21:18-22) hehehe...
I think we're just suppose to do it! Jesus said: Love!
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And so, Found in Him, how are you doing with Item #1 thru #16, pretty good, I hope, and better than me, I hope?
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This is how...1 Corinthians 13
#1 -- It is the great motivator (vs. 1-3) --- Nothing we do, no matter how noble and good, is of any profit if it is not done in love! It may well be the spiritual fruit of love that Jesus is speaking of in Matt. 7:15-23 (and the lack thereof).
#2 -- It is patient (vs. 4) --- This is the Greek word makrothumeo which means "to be even-tempered; long-suffering; to exercise patience toward; to bear long with." The apostle Paul writes, "And we urge you, brethren.....be patient with all men.....seeking after that which is good for one another" (I Thess. 5:14-15). This word is also listed as one of the evidences of a Spirit-filled servant of God (II Cor. 6:6); as a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22); as an evidence of walking worthily (Eph. 4:2); as an evidence of having been chosen by God (Col. 3:12); and as a condition for inheriting the promises of God (Heb. 6:12).
#3 -- It is kind (vs. 4) --- Chresteuomai is the Greek word Paul uses here. It means "to be kind; goodness and graciousness of heart; a gentle spirit." One commentator translates this phrase: "Love is mellow." It is listed as one of the evidences of a Spirit-filled servant of God (II Cor. 6:6); as a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22); and as an evidence of having been chosen by God (Col. 3:12). "Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you" (Eph. 4:32). See also Luke 6:27-38 (especially vs. 35).
#4 -- It is not jealous (vs. 4) --- This is the Greek word zeloo. It means "to be jealous, envious, spiteful." It comes from a root word which signifies "to boil over." "You are envious and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel" (James 4:2). "Let us behave properly.....not in strife and jealousy" (Rom. 13:13). It is a work of the flesh, not a fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:20; I Cor. 3:3). It is earthly and demonic and leads to chaos (James 3:14-16).
#5 -- It does not brag (vs. 4) --- Paul here uses the Greek word perpereuomai, which means "to be a braggart; to boast; to elevate one's self or one's own accomplishments." One Greek Lexicon refers to such a one as a self-serving "windbag!" Love does not act in such a way as to call attention to itself or its deeds; love acts for love's sake, not for personal glory or reward! See: Matt. 6:1-4.
#6 -- It is not arrogant (vs. 4) --- This is the Greek word phusioo, which means "to be inflated; puffed up." It is used in the New Covenant writings to refer to those puffed up with pride. One is not to "think more highly of himself than he ought to think" (Rom. 12:3). Such puffing up is caused by a mind set on the flesh, rather than on Christ (Col. 2:18). Remember: Puffing himself up is what a bull-frog does just before he croaks!! An inflated ego can be disastrous, not only to yourself, but also to others. "Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up" (I Cor. 8:1).
#7 -- It does not act unbecomingly (vs. 5) --- Aschemoneo is the Greek word employed here. It means "to behave in an unbecoming manner; unseemly behavior; to behave disgracefully, dishonorably." It is living or behaving in such a way as to bring shame upon Christ, His church, or yourself. For such ones "the black darkness has been reserved forever" (Jude 13).
#8 -- It does not seek its own (vs. 5) --- The NIV renders this phrase: "It is not self-seeking." Love does not pursue its own self interests, it is more concerned with the needs of others. "Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to his edification" (Rom. 15:2).
#9 -- It is not easily provoked (vs. 5) --- This is the Greek word paroxuno, which means "to stir up, irritate, rouse to anger; to incite one to fits of anger and sharp contention." "Enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions" are all works of the flesh (Gal. 5:20), and "those who practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God" (vs. 21). "A quick-tempered man does foolish things" (Prov. 14:29). "A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but the slow to anger pacifies contention" (Prov. 15:18). "A man's wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense" (Prov. 19:11). "Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared" (Prov. 22:24-25). "A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back" (Prov. 29:11). "An angry man stirs up strife, and a hot-tempered man commits many sins" (Prov. 29:22).
#10 -- It keeps no record of wrongs (vs. 5) --- Paul used the Greek word logizomai here, which means "to count, calculate; to enumerate or set down as a matter of record; to list; to keep an accounting of." This could refer to either (a) wrongs one has suffered---as the NASB translates it, or (b) wrongs that another has committed. Genuine love does not keep a list of wrongs suffered or of the weaknesses, shortcomings, and failings of others. "A worthless man digs up evil" (Prov. 16:27), but "he who covers over an offense promotes love" (Prov. 17:9).
#11 -- It does not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rather rejoices with the truth (vs. 6) --- Condemnation lies in store for those who refuse to live according to Truth, and who take some perverse delight in acts of unrighteousness (II Thess. 2:12). "Love does not seek to make itself distinctive by tracking down and pointing out what is wrong; it gladly sinks its own identity to rejoice with others at what is right" (C.K. Barrett, A Commentary on the First Epistle to the Corinthians, p. 304).
#12 -- It bears all things (vs. 7) --- This is the Greek word stego, which means "to cover; to contain within (the noun form of this verb is "roof"); to protect, or preserve by covering; to keep off, or bear up against, something which threatens" (W.E.Vine, An Expository Dictionary of NT Words). The NIV translates this: "It always protects." "There is no limit to love's forbearance" (NAB, St. Joseph edition). "Love covers the faults of others rather than delighting in them" (The Expositor's Bible Commentary, Vol. 10, p. 268). The Living Bible renders this phrase: "If you love someone you will be loyal to him no matter what the cost." Love stands by the weak, and protects them, and strengthens them in spite of their weaknesses, and seeks to build them up (Rom. 15:1-2). As one commentator put it, "Love provides a place for others to fail and try again." A man who loves his wife does not broadcast her flaws and failings to the world, nor does he constantly remind her of them, rather he contains them within his love, and directs his heart toward her positive qualities. This is how the children of God should behave toward one another! "Men, you are brethren, why do you injure one another?!" (Acts 7:26).
#13 -- It believes all things (vs. 7) --- Paul uses the Greek word pisteuo here, which means "to believe; to have faith or confidence in; to trust" (W.E. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words). When it appears in the form of an adjective, it is often translated "trustworthy." The NIV translates this phrase: "Always trusts." "There is no limit to love's trust" (NAB, St. Joseph edition). "Love refuses to yield to suspicions of doubt. The flesh is ready to believe all things about a brother and a fellow man in an evil sense. Love does the opposite, it is confident to the last" (R.C.H. Lenski, The Interpretation of St. Paul's First & Second Epistles to the Corinthians, p. 560). Martin Luther says that love will prompt one to do the following for a brother: "Excuse him, speak well of him, and put the best construction on everything." "It is ever ready to believe the best of every person, and will credit no evil of any but on the most positive evidence; it gladly receives whatever may tend to the advantage of any person whose character may have suffered from the verbal abuse of another" (Adam Clarke's Commentary, Vol. 6, p. 270).
#14 -- It hopes all things (vs. 7) --- This is the Greek word elpizo, which means "to hope; favorable & confident expectation; it is not infrequently translated by the verb 'to trust'" (W.E. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words). "To repose hope and confidence in; to trust" (The Analytical Greek Lexicon). Love leads us to the point where we cast off pessimism and confidently expect only the best from one another; love trusts the other person to do his best and to do what is right. When we are devoted to one another in love, this "hope" leads us into rejoicing (Rom. 12:12). We "abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Rom. 15:13). This "hope" in one another must be "firmly grounded" (II Cor. 1:7).
#15 -- It endures all things (vs. 7) --- Paul uses the Greek word hupomeno, which means "patient endurance; to bear up under some load; to persevere courageously." "To remain instead of fleeing; to stand one's ground, hold out, endure in trouble, affliction & persecution" (Arndt & Gingrich, A Greek-English Lexicon of the NT and Other Early Christian Literature, p. 845). "And you will be hated by all on account of My name, but it is the one who has endured to the end who will be saved" (Matt. 10:22). "Most people's love will grow cold, but the one who endures to the end, he shall be saved" (Matt. 24:12-13). Those who are devoted to one another in brotherly love, persevere in the face of tribulation (Rom. 12:12). "Bear fruit with patient endurance" (Luke 8:15). "You will be hated.....but by your endurance you will gain your souls" (Luke 21:17, 19). "Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.....For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you may not grow weary and lose heart" (Heb. 12:1-3). (See also: Rom. 5:3-5; James 1:2-4; 5:11; II Peter 1:5-11). "The man 'endures' who, under a great siege of trials, bears up and does not lose heart and courage" (R.C. Trench). "Love bears up under all persecutions and mal-treatment from open enemies and professed friends; bearing these adversities with an even mind, and trusting in God" (Adam Clarke's Commentary, Vol. 6, p. 270).
#16 -- It never fails (vs. 8) --- This is the Greek word pipto, which means "to fall; to fail; to fall into ruins; to become null and void; to collapse into extinction." When our faith and our relationships are built on the solid foundation of love, they will never collapse! (See Matt. 7:24-27). "A house divided against itself falls" (Luke 11:17). "Love is the perfect bond of unity" (Col. 3:14); where love is, there can never be failure.....but where love is not, there can never be success!
Love is the greatest force in the universe (I Cor. 13:13). Indeed, "God IS love!!" (I John 4:8, 16). To be "born of God" and to "know God," we must love one another, for "love is from God" (I John 4:7). Before God will abide in us, we must abide in love (I John 4:16). To profess love for God, without showing love for one another, marks us as a liar (I John 4:20).
Love is critical; our salvation depends on it! Without love, we will never see God. Thus, Paul commands, "Pursue love" (I Cor. 14:1). This is the Greek word dioko, which means "to pursue after with a persecuting fervor or zeal; to rapidly & eagerly follow after."
Love is the fulfillment of all the Law. If there is any commandment, it is summed up by love for one another and love for God. It is by love that the world will know that we are truly the disciples of Christ. "The one who says he is in the light and yet hates his brother is in the darkness until now. The one who loves his brother abides in the light and there is no cause for stumbling in him" (I John 2:9-10). "Little children, let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth" (I John 3:18).
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So love your neighbour, but let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Okay, in deed and in truth I should love my neighbor. But with what deed should I love my neighbor? And how do I love my neighbor in truth?
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"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" Jesus replied: " `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: `Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
(Matthew 22:36-40, NIV)
But two points must be noted.
First, 'Love Your Neighbor' was not a new command. Not all Christians realize it, but 'Love Your Neighbor' comes straight out of the Old Testament Law:
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
(Leviticus 19:18, NIV)
In fact, in the various times when Jesus mentions the greatest commandment (Matthew 22:34-40, Mark 12:28-34, Luke 10:25-28), each time it is explicit that what is being discussed is "The Law" - that is, the Old Testament Law.
But the second point is: how did Jesus interpret the law? Jesus made it clear that "neighbor" did not merely mean people living close by. In the Sermon on the Mount, he said:
"You have heard that it was said, `Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect." (Matthew 5:43-48, NIV)
Even clearer is that most famous of parables, the story of the Good Samaritan. The whole point of that story was to answer the question "Who is my neighbor":
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" "What is written in the Law?" he replied. "How do you read it?" He answered: " `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, `Love your neighbor as yourself.' " "You have answered correctly," Jesus replied. "Do this and you will live." But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, "And who is my neighbor?" In reply Jesus said:
"A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. `Look after him,' he said, `and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.'
"Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" The expert in the law replied, "The one who had mercy on him." Jesus told him, "Go and do likewise."
(Luke 10:25-37, NIV)
Why was the story so significant? It was not because one man was so compassionate to the man in distress. It was because that man was a Samaritan, a people despised by the Jews:
"(For Jews do not associate with Samaritans)." (John 4:9, NIV)
If Jesus told the story in a Western country today, he would probably tell the parable of the good Muslim or the good refugee.
So we see that, for a follower of Jesus, 'Love Your Neighbor' means 'Love all people'. And because our enemies are the hardest people to love, the command especially means, 'Love Your Enemies'.
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HELLO, IN EPH 4:25-27 I TAKE THAT TO MEAN THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO CONFRONT SOMEONE IN LOVE AND BE HONEST ABOUT SOMETHING THEY SAID TO UPSET US SO BITTERNESS OR ANGER DOESN'T GROW. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? I LET 99% OF PETTY STUFF SLIDE, BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL THE CONSTRUCTIVE WORDS FLY OUT OF MY MOUTH. AM I WRONG? THE LAST THING I SAID WAS TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE WAS YELLING AND SOUNDING DEMEANING TO MY SISTER LIKE SHE WAS DIRT AND I SAID "YOU ARE SOUNDING LIKE HER FATHER INSTEAD OF HER HUSBAND!" HE IS MAD AT ME NOW. MY SISTER THANKED ME. IF YOU ARE MEN I GUESS YOU WON'T THINK I WAS CORRECT. PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS.......I DON'T SEE VERY WELL. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
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I am sorry for your's pleasemaranatha that they are caught up in such ugly (but common) strife, bickering, rudeness and other works of the flesh. You are not wrong. Men are so irresponsible, and immature, and often vulgarly astray in the way they deal with people and situations. If he truly were a real person he would have thanked you for speaking out. But he is self-important and wants to be thought to be correct! That is more important to him than anything else. That is why he will not receive your admonition. That is what kind of weed the world cultivates. But thank God for a savior, for those who will 'incline' to Him. But having said that, women are small too. If there is something they don't want to hear, they can avoid making a display (so that it will seem that they are right) by tuning another, or the other, out! So 'smallness' fits both men, and women who want to be prominent, or seem important. But when HE is important, and you defend HIM, you are the one who is small to them. You are the one who is ostracized, rebuffed and ridiculed. But that is the lot of the servant. HE, however, will sort it out.
If someone doesn't want to hear something, because it dissagrees with what they want to believe, he or she can simply gang up with others likeminded, against whom they want to 'overrule'. I am not unacquainted with this.
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I responded to the last post, but since this thread is about love and not our opinions about TV preachers I deleted it.
BACK TO TOPIC -
I really like the story of when Jesus showed such love and compassion to the adulterous Samaritan woman at the well. She couldn't believe that he even spoke to her, because the Jews considered the Samaritans to be despised as a lower class.
John 4:4-19He had to go through Samaria on the way. Eventually he came to the Samaritan village of Sychar, near the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. Jacob's well was there; and Jesus, tired from the long walk, sat wearily beside the well about noontime. Soon a Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, "Please give me a drink." 8He was alone at the time because his disciples had gone into the village to buy some food.
The woman was surprised, for Jews refuse to have anything to do with Samaritans. She said to Jesus, "You are a Jew, and I am a Samaritan woman. Why are you asking me for a drink?"
Jesus replied, "If you only knew the gift God has for you and who I am, you would ask me, and I would give you living water."
"But sir, you don't have a rope or a bucket," she said, "and this is a very deep well. Where would you get this living water? And besides, are you greater than our ancestor Jacob who gave us this well? How can you offer better water than he and his sons and his cattle enjoyed?"
Jesus replied, "People soon become thirsty again after drinking this water. But the water I give them takes away thirst altogether. It becomes a perpetual spring within them, giving them eternal life."
"Please, sir," the woman said, "give me some of that water! Then I'll never be thirsty again, and I won't have to come here to haul water."
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Real work of God is serving, humble, longsuffering, righteous, truthful, holy and loving mind. These are real fruits of the Spirit, which God affects you in the Holy Spirit.
So love your neighbour, but let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Amen Petri -
Gal. 5:22-24 But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
These are the type of traits I look for in a Christian leader/teacher.
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Pride (full of self importance)
Lust for the material things (flying around in private leer jet, thoundsands $ suits, expensite hotel suites, extravagant mansions ect)
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This Samaritan was merciful and full of love towards his neighbour...
Hello PetriFB,
Read the passage again. You will see that the Samaritan *was* the neighbor.
Love your neighbor = Love the one who shows mercy *on you*. We are to love God and Christ Jesus.
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HELLO, IN EPH 4:25-27 I TAKE THAT TO MEAN THAT SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO CONFRONT SOMEONE IN LOVE AND BE HONEST ABOUT SOMETHING THEY SAID TO UPSET US SO BITTERNESS OR ANGER DOESN'T GROW. WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK? I LET 99% OF PETTY STUFF SLIDE, BUT SOMETIMES I FEEL THE CONSTRUCTIVE WORDS FLY OUT OF MY MOUTH. AM I WRONG? THE LAST THING I SAID WAS TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW. HE WAS YELLING AND SOUNDING DEMEANING TO MY SISTER LIKE SHE WAS DIRT AND I SAID "YOU ARE SOUNDING LIKE HER FATHER INSTEAD OF HER HUSBAND!" HE IS MAD AT ME NOW. MY SISTER THANKED ME. IF YOU ARE MEN I GUESS YOU WON'T THINK I WAS CORRECT. PLEASE FORGIVE THE CAPS.......I DON'T SEE VERY WELL. THANKS FOR LISTENING.
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Real work of God is serving, humble, longsuffering, righteous, truthful, holy and loving mind. These are real fruits of the Spirit, which God affects you in the Holy Spirit.
So love your neighbour, but let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
Amen Petri -
Gal. 5:22-24 But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
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As purpose of the faith is not grow upwards, but downwards such as John the Baptist said: He must increase, but I must decrease. Healthy life of the faith makes of us God's servants, whose life radiate sweet smell of Christ. God calls us to be conformed to the image of His Son, which is the life, in which is sweet smell of creative power of God. This is the life with big L. In this life is powerfully with one characteristic feature, which belongs to this life. This characteristic feature is serving, all tasks in the congregation are serving and in those is sweet smell, which smells in Christ. Many believers today have embraced program Christianity, in which person carries out program numbers, and usually this game have occupied persons who are full of themselves. And too often those program performers are those, who going after their own needs, and they don't see those people, who the sin of this world has hit very deeply woundss.
A certain man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell in with robbers, who both stripping him and laying on blows, went away, leaving him being half dead. But by a coincidence, a certain priest was going on that road; and seeing him, he passed on the opposite side, maybe because he was so busy and running to his pulpit and speak to his church. Program Christianity blinds its performer so badly, that he can't see real needs of his neighbour. Performer of program Christianity is so centred to his own performance, that he can not see reality. And in the same way, a Levite, also being at the place, coming and seeing him, he passed on the opposite side. But then Samaritan becomes to the place of tormented person. He sees and pities him. He binds his wounds.
Too often too many believers working in that way, that they hit more wounds, when would come to bind and to take care of those wounds. Samaritan shredded oil and wine to the wounds of hacked man. This Samaritan acted like in the Holy Spirit, which oil describe. This Samaritan was merciful and full of love towards his neighbour and pitied this half dead and hacked man. And putting him on his own animal, he brought him to an inn and cared for him. And Samaritan gave two denarii to the innkeeper, and said to him, care for him, and whatever more you spend, on my return I will repay to you. This kind of attitude will be on the servant of God, he must be ready to give from his own, so that the good message from kingdom of God and Jesus goes ahead and people will be taken care in connection of the congregation. Program performers demand always for themselves salary, so that they can carry out their program number, but real servant of God sacrifices himself and to give from his own and don't demand himself nothing. In this is that difference, which separate real servant of God and program performer. Merciful Samaritans was going somewhere, but stopped and changed his plans for the sake of wounded man, he died for himself and took a lot of trouble, when he loved his neighbour.
Real work of God is serving, humble, longsuffering, righteous, truthful, holy and loving mind. These are real fruits of the Spirit, which God affects you in the Holy Spirit.
So love your neighbour, but let us not love in word, or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
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