IF WE LOVE GOD --- WE WILL LOVE HIS CHILDREN

 

        By A. W. Tozer

 

            The Apostle John makes love for our fellow

        Christians to be a test of true faith.

        "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in

        tongue; but in deed and in truth.  And hereby we know

        that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts

        before him"

        1 John  3:18, 19.

 

            Again he says, "Beloved, let us love one

        another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth

        is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not,

        knoweth not God; for God is love"   1 John 4:7, 8.

 

            As we grow in grace we grow in love toward all

        God's people. "Every one that loveth him that begat

        loveth him also that is begotten of him" 1 John 5:1.

        This means simply that if we love God, we will love

        His children.  All true Christian experience will deepen

        our love for other Christians.

 

           Therefore we conclude that whatever tends to separate

        us in person or in heart from our fellow Christians is not

        of God, but is of the flesh or of the devil.

 

           And conversely, whatever causes us to love the children

        of God is likely to be of God. "By this shall all men know

        that ye are My disciples, if ye have love one to another"

       John 13:35.

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        Yours in Christ,

        Paul N. F.