Thursday, July 28, 2005

Loving your brothers... (from Adam)

Hi brothers!,

I wanted to take some time this morning to share a little of my quiet time with you. I had some "knee-time" [get it knee-time(hahaha)] in other words my prayer time this morning, and had to get off to work. I am reading thru scripture about loving your brother.

1 John 2: 9-10
Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his brother is still in the darkness. Whoever loves his brother lives in the light, and there is nothing in him to make him stumble.

Like Rhett was talking about on this last Sunday how we need to not have any grievence towards our brother. If we do than according to scripture we are still living in darkness and cannot have the love of God in us. We would really need to search our hearts and look for any kind of slanderous thoughts, jealousy, malice, deceipt, envy, anger... all the things that are evil but sometimes hidden deep within our hearts behind self-justified "feelings" that we dismiss. If we search ourselves then, having the heart of a disciple, we submit to God and let our grievences come out in confession to our brothers.

1 John 3:16-18
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.

I'm just talking about what Dave always speaks of, and that being REAL with one another, and not taking any one of us for granted. I love you brothers and if you need anything please don't hesitate to call me and we will keep instep with the spirit together.

Love your brother in Christ: Adam G.

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