As christians we are commanded to love. If we are truly new creatures in Christ we cannot help but love others because the Holy Spirit dwells in us. The Holy Spirit is of God and God is indeed love.
He sent His only Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us because we owed a price we could not pay. Only Christ's blood was pure enough to turn the wrath of God from all of us sinners and purify us from our sins. Christ was crushed beneath God's wrath for our sins. A completely innocent man crushed beneath His own Father's wrath for a world full of hopeless vile sinners. How great a love is that?
How could any of us deny another the right to know Christ's love? We cannot. Not if we are thankful, truly born again, and filled with love for Christ in our hearts. As well as for our fellow man, as we are commanded.
There is something sacred about holding your own Bible in your hands and meditating on God's words for us and how we are to live. It deepens our knowledge and matures our relationship with God. It enables us to have a better understanding of Christ, while having a closer walk with Him in our daily lives. I, peronally, cannot imagine not owning my own Bible. Can you?
Unfortunately, many people are not as blessed as we are. There are people who do not own their own book of God's sacred word. I realize for many that is a hard concept to grasp. But yet it is true for many people in the world. For this reason I endorse and beseech everyone reading this to donate to the Good Samaritan Ministries. www.gsministries.org
In Isaiah 5: 13 God's word says.'Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because [they have] no knowledge: and their honourable men [are] famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.'
There will be a day when we will all give an account of our deeds. I believe Christ will take all things into consideration : Did we help our brethren? Did we give drink to those thristy? Did we feed the hungry? Did we give provisions to those spiritually malnourished? Did we truly love as we were commanded?
But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. Luke 12:48
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another. (John 13:34,35) Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another; Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep. (Romans 12:9,10) He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. (1John 2:10)
For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. (1Timothy 6:7) The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.(Proverbs 22:2)
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)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? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.(1 John 3: 17,18)Good Samaritan Ministries www.gsministries.org
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