The Promise of Love

In the Gospel of John we read that the “Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

In 1 John the Scriptures tell us, “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” Jesus tells us that the greatest command is to love God and love our neighbor.

If you want to reach your world, we have to tell the truth, but we can never separate grace and truth. Jesus was full of both!

We must tell the truth in love. We must tell the truth about sin, Satan, death and hell. And we must tell the truth about God’s solution to these problems. That Jesus Christ is the only way.

And you know something? Sharing the Good News Gospel of Jesus Christ is the best way to love our neighbors. Absolutely!

If we are truly going to love our neighbors, we need to tell the truth. We need to tell the truth today! But do it in love or it will fall on deaf ears. Do it today, won’t you? You’ll never regret it.

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“We must tell the truth in love. We must tell the truth about sin, Satan, death and hell. And we must tell the truth about God’s solution to these problems. That Jesus Christ is the only way.”

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1 John 4:16

“So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”