Christian faith stands on just two important pillars.
The first pillar is:
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and the great commandment." (Mt.22:37). The Lord expects from His people, only LOVE! and nothing else. For Him all the other things are only secondary. In essence, God is Love. (1.Jn.4;16) “He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me is love. (S.slo.2:4) “Lovest thou me more than these? (Jn.21:15-17)
“Nevertheless I have some what against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. (Rev.2:4)
In (Eph.5:22-30) Apostle Paul reveals to the Church of the husband wife union and the essence here is that Christ loves His Church, as a husband would love his wife. Love! Love and Love! And it is the fruit of the Holy Spirit. But then Jesus went on explaining the Execution of this love as:If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my father will love him, and we will make our abode with him".(Jn14:23)
The second Pillar in Christianity is:
"The second is like un to it , Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself" (Mt.22:39)
Please! Notice the words," like unto it". This is the 2nd and “great command.”
"For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even publicans the same?" (Mt.5:46) So, what makes you a real Child of God? "But I say unto You, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, and pray for them that deceitfully use you, and persecute you. (Mt.5:44)
Love needs a revolution and it is found in 1st Cor.13. Loving the Lord strongly means loving the fellow being!
To-day, we have a kind of twisted, perverted and a sensual coated love preached and practiced. WE have become lovers of self, lovers of our own kin and kith, lovers of our denominations and doctrines. We love to receive applause, rewards, and recognition. We amass wealth and proprieties. Some how, the first love is lost..
Let us be like zachaeus! " ....Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor: and if I have taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore Him four fold. And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house, forsomuch, as he also is a son of Abraham. (Lk.19:8-9)
The Lord loves the poor because it is there the gospel penetrates. It is they who give their all to Jesus. Think of the good Samaritan, Dorcas, and the widow from Nain.
Salvation is absolutely by the grace of God! But the fulfilled salvation always ACCOMPANIES good works.
In India, we want to be a house that is built on the mountain top. And we want to be a light house! We want to good works that will reflect the passion of Jesus Christ.
Please! Stand with us in prayer and partnership.
Rev.Dass.T
Director
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