Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8 Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.(1 John 4:7-10)
Brethren, anyone who says that he loves God must first love his immediate Brother or Sister. Because, our love for God is best demonstrated through loving our neighbours that stay with them. Therefore, it best of practice to love our neighbours as ourselves, as our Lord Jesus Christ taught us and also demonstrated love to us. The growth our Christianity is base on the love that we will have for ourselves.
Therefore what is love? Love is the kind of practice which one demonstrate to show his likeness of of someone or something. It is best seen when one share an item he has with his neighbour without complaining or feeling regretted. One should not feel guilty of himself after demonstrated love to his neighbour. One should be free to share even his last item he is having without hesitating.
The elements if love is clearly seen in the individuals who shows love to his neighbour. The person always feels happy that he has shared or donated to his neighbour. The individual always wants to offer to, or give or do charity work without someone requesting him or commanding him to do. The individual seeks the welfare of his neighbours, he likes regular visitations to find out how healthy their members are.
God is love, as we all know that is why He sent his only Son; Jesus to come and die because our sins, that is even a great love that God showed to us. In as much as we show love with our neighbours, and by his words , this draw us closer him. Love grows and develop, as much as we love our neighbours, our love for God also grow and build strong relationship between us and God. Let us first establish our loves with our neighbours, and this will intend draw us closer to God. Because it is written in the Scriptures that anyone who wants to love God must first love his neighbour.
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