Brother Man
Spirit-Filled Believer
I am trying to follow what you are saying, so I will go with what I think you are aiming for. Yes, the Word says they will know us by the way we love one another. This, as you said, is a different kind of love than the world offers. The world loves, of course, but their love always comes with strings. If their back isn't scratched, the love generally halts. And that is when revenge enters the picture. Christians are to love sinners and other Christians unconditionally, just as Christ loves all of us. Our love has no strings, we love those against us, for us, and we expect nothing in return.QUOTE="Brother Man, post: 72686689, member: 409785"]First, I would like to address that the Word of God tells us that everyone (most especially the secular world) will know the Lord's disciples by the way we love one another (John 13:35). I take this in reference to a believer's genuine and noticeable love for both the sinner and fellow Christians.[/QUOTE
QUOTE="Brother Man, post: 72686689, member: 409785"]While they may not always vocalize their thoughts that other Christians are not as holy as they are, their expressions and attitudes towards them definitely give that impression.[/QUOTE
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(if this works) Try to simplify and compare these two aspects together/ contrasting or supporting a certain outlook:
1st your point (yes, true point of Scripture) that outsiders will know Ekklesia are Jesus' disciple BY THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. (not a common , not a normal every day kind of love as often seen in unbelievers, and even often seen in church goers, no - not that kind of love) ...
Believers and UNbelievers can see when people live as Jesus' followers , and when they do as Jesus tells them.
This means conversely that Believers and UNbelievers can ALSO SEE when they don't.
Right so far ?
I am, however, a little confused as to what you mean by comparing the two aspects. Could you elaborate on that please?
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