Christian love

IOI CHRISTIAN MORNING MEAL

TOPIC: CHRISTIAN LOVE

Roman's 12:9-16

Love Must be Sincere.

“Let love be Genuine” (v. 9a).

The word “genuine” literally means “without hypocrisy.” It originally referred to an actor who played a certain role on stage. It came to mean anyone who acts contrary to his own true feelings. It particularly applies to those who put forth the appearance of virtue that they do not actually possess. Eugene Peterson (The Message) offers this paraphrase: “Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it.”

Love Must be Discerning.

“Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good” (v. 9b).

Love hates evil! Think about that for a second.
Emotion that causes us to lose our sense of right and wrong, but that’s far from true Christian love. We cannot love evil and love God at the same time any more than we can love money and love God at the same time.

Sometimes we say, “Love is blind.” God says, “No, love needs clear vision.” Our love needs discernment or else we will end up loving things we ought not to love—and entering into relationships that are not good for us. While love is supreme, it is never enough.
Not every relationship is a good relationship.

Not every choice is a good choice.

Not every friendship is good for us.

Not every job is a wise career move.

Not every roommate is a healthy choice.

Not every purchase is a wise use of our money.

There are really two parts to making wise choices:

First, you must know what is right. This is crucial because we live in a world where many people evidently have lost all sense of right and wrong. Everything appears to them as shades of gray.

Second, you must have the courage to choose what you know to be right.
the most important thing in life is to discover what you believe to be true, and then to stand up for those beliefs no matter what.
“If you do what you know is right, it doesn’t matter what people think True discernment gives you vision to see what is right and then the courage to choose to do it.

Please take Paul’s words to heart!

Never get over being shocked by evil.
Glue yourself to what is good.

LET US PRAY
In Jesus Name every evil mark of hatred in your life that is causing good thing to be far from you is destroy by fire.

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