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.