charity (love)

….and to brotherly kindness, charity.

Hello everyone, it has been a great privilege to have studied this series on 2Peter 1:5-10. 

The last of the list of eight is love. It is the best reserved for the last. 
The whole essence of being a Christian is to love.

The word “love” is one of the most commonly abused words. 

The true meaning of love can only be obtained from the God who is Love.
It is imperative we understand what it means to love God and then those around us.

 The two greatest commandants are all about love.

Matthew 22:37-39  Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.   This is the first and great commandment.  And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

We all need to love God. When you are immersed in loving God and then it becomes a part of you to love others. You can’t say you love God you have not seen and yet hate the people around you.

Deuteronomy10:12  And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,

1John4:7-8  Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

The bible is clear on the various characteristics of love. So when next you say you love someone do check the list and make sure you meet the requirements.

As written in 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (New International Version)

You can give and not love but you can’t say you love without giving. 

Proverbs 10:12  Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

So when next you feel like really hating on someone remember God’s love in your life. 

Finally as a reminder when next you say these words “I Love you” you should mean it and understand the gravity of those words.

Thanks for reading. Please add your comments. God Bless.