The scripture says that if you want to have friends you must show yourself to be friendly. Proverbs 18:24 The latter part of this verse says, there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother, a friendship that is not based on the ordinary. Jonathan and David had such a friendship. 1 Samuel 18:1,2,3 this relationship between these two men was spiritual. Blood is thicker than water but spirit is thicker than blood. This was the kind of love that Jesus spoke about. John 13:34,35 This is agape, GODLY love that transcends human love. This GODLY love in a true Christian is how Jesus said everyone would know we are his disciples. 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 describes this GODLY love and Romans 5:5 confirms the source of this love. The FATHER created HIS son with this GODLY love, John 15:9 , the same love of the FATHER is how Jesus loved us.
If we claim to be a Christian but this love is not seen in us then we are liars. No true Christian has yet acquired perfect love, the love of GOD, because we are yet capable of sin. When we fall short of this glory of GOD we sin. If we do not love GOD and our neighbor we sin. Whatever is not of GODS love is sin. When we fall short of GODS love we need forgiveness, we have broken the two great commandments Jesus taught us. This love should be active among true Christians. We need to examine ourselves and compare ourselves to how that love is described in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 and the living demonstration of that love by Jesus. In our prayers to the FATHER we should ask for more of this love to be in us. The FATHER is well aware that we are weak, HIS spirit was sown in weakness of the flesh but will be raised in power of spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:42,43,44,46 As long as we are yet flesh we will sin and anyone who says they have no sin, 1 John 1:10 but if we do sin, 1 John 2:1 We do not fully achieve perfection until we take on the nature of GOD in the resurrection, a nature displayed to us by Christ, and just as Christ was an image of GOD so will we be. 1 John 3:2 2 Corinthians 3:18 Colossians 3:10 Philippians 3:21 Ephesians 4:23,24 Jesus was the first human being to experience glorification and birth into the kingdom of GOD. Jesus was the first born of many, the many will be the church, the saints. GOD ALMIGHTY created an image of HIMSELF, HIS son the Christ, and We are being recreated in the image of Christ who was the image of GOD.
This GODLY love, in its fullness, is incapable of sin and this is why Jesus was incapable of sin. All the fullness of this GODLY love dwelt in Jesus. Colossians 1:19 In this GODLY love the FATHER and Jesus were equal and this love produces righteousness and holiness. This GODLY love is how Jesus fulfilled the law. Romans 13:10 GODS love is what is required to fulfill the intent of the law rather than the works of the law written in the book of the law of Moses. GODS love works in us, we become GODS workmanship and we rest from those works in the law, we take a lifetime Sabbath. The works of GODS love should be seen in us otherwise our faith is dead because of no works love. James 2:26 1 John 3:17,18 GODS love in us is our works. We must not quench or grieve the FATHERS Spirit of love but submit ourselves to it. 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Ephesians 4:30 Sin however easily snare us, Hebrews 12:1 “which does so easily beset us” as our flesh is engaged in conflict with the spirit and we do not always do the things you want. Galatians 5:17 It is the lack of application of GODS love that leads to sin. The message of the gospel gives us hope that repentance, grace and forgiveness are available to us in time of need. Hebrews 4:16
In our interaction with all people we must submit to GODS love as this is proper Christian behavior.
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