......You must love one another.....

A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another - John 13:34-35

You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you -Matthew 5:43-44

Love is one of the most intense topics in and outside the church. Mostly will you hear the words 'I love you' or something in that line. Sometimes you wonder what the definition is at that moment in time.

Jesus' story can be summarized as 'a story of love'. He did not just teach love but he was Love in a human body. He demonstrated love. Love for those who love you and those who do not, including those 'who spitefully use you.' wow!! that's big.

After he demonstrated what love was, Jesus commanded his disciples to Love one another. Love is a Command! The church needs to be noticed by the love of one another. By 'the church I mean as a whole not a denomination or a congregation.

What if denominations stopped spending time finding the wrongs of each other? What if churches viewed each other like brothers in the same mission than like enemy? what if ministers just preached the gospel without trying to strengthen their points by finding faults in the next church's minister? What if all the denominations and churches viewed each other as fellow soldiers on the same mission, with a common enemy? What if the time spent saying bad about one another was spent in the prayer room praying for one another? What we looked at the next church to find things we could learn from them?

The world would be a different place. Maybe then would the world see that we are His disciples.