Do You Belong To Christ?

July 11, 2021

Pastor Cosme Cabalteja

Love is at the center of the Gospel of Christ. It is the heartbeat of the message of salvation. Jesus said it Himself, John 13:34-35 - "I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." Jesus says it again in John 15:12 - "This is my command: Love one another as I have loved you." This same command, He repeats in verse 17 of that same chapter. The Apostle Paul picked up on this as well and he wrote the same commands in his letters. Romans 12:10 - "Love one another deeply as brothers and sisters. Outdo one another in showing honor."  In Romans 13:8, Paul wrote "Do not owe anyone anything, except to love one another, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. The commandments, Do not commit adultery, do not murder; do not steal; do not covet and any other commandment, are summed up by this commandment: Love your neighbour as yourself." As God's children, this is what we do. We love one another. Love in action has to be seen in us, more so as a church, as the body of Christ. John wrote this over and over again. This, my brothers and sisters is very important, for us to obey. We are to love one another. We are to attend to the needs of one another.