I don't like her! I hate him. Part 1.








Have you unwittingly found yourself hating someone even when there really was no reason to hate the person?

The Lord states that the law has been sumed up into 2 commandments: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, your soul, strength and mind and love your neighbor as yourself. Luke 10:27.

The answer to the question of who is a neighbor was beautifully unfolded in the parable of the good Samaritan. It asserts that everyone  you come across is your neighbor irrespective of tribe, race and religion. 

As such you're required to love everyone you see. Did I hear you scream impossible?! 

Some people who profess to be Christians often get me confuse when they hate on people without a reason. As a believer, you shouldn't even hate on others. Maybe something about the person rubs off wrongly on you and you just can't put your finger on it. How can a man claim to love God whom he has not seen yet hates his brother?

Understand that as a Child of God the love of God is poured out richly flooding your heart. 
Your soul, spirit and body pulsates with his ever living soothing presence. You're warm and alive in him.  His calmness radiates through your entire being and your soul throbs with love for him every second. When you have his love in you then it becomes easy and possible to love.  

Love is the Language of God. It is what the believer in Christ speaks. As children of God, you must understand the language of your father inorder to communicate effectively with him, to flow with him. Your action, words and thought must speak love to your fellow man. You love what he loves and this means love for your fellow man. John 3:16 says "for God so love the world that he gave his only begotten son..."  The love of Christ for mankind is so rich that it defies sex, tribe, race, color and religion. Yes you heard me right. God loves all mankind inspite of their religion. 

His deepest desire though is that all will come to the knowledge of God through Jesus Christ. He says I am the way, the truth and the life.  No man comes to the father except through me. John 14:6. Jesus Christ is the only way to the father, Jehovah God. Any other way is a fallacy whether Muhammad, Buddha etc. 

The thief tries to enter through the window and you know there's a big difference between entering and trying to enter. They try to enter but can't. No thief will enter into heaven. All thieves will be thrown into the lake of fire.

To be contd.

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  1. ObinnayMay 27, 2021 at 3:35 PM

    Attaining the perfect state in the house hold of faith requires the acquisition of a bond, some translations of the Bible refer to this bond as charity and some as love, this bond consists of unbreakable composites that will strap the spirit, body and soul of the bearer to an everlasting, unimaginable,and incomprehensible sphere of heavenly glory. AMPC: Col 3:14: "And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony]."

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