“We must fall on our knees before the Master and implore Him
with tears graciously to pardon us, and bring us back again into the honourable
and virtuous way of brothers who love one another.” (pg. 43)
Love is said to be the pathway to righteousness. One cannot
hope to be on the pathway unless they repent of their lack of love. This is so
crucial in the Christian faith, and it is not emphasized enough in the church
today. Our society hungers for love, but the church often finds itself too
divided to function in the capacity it should. Many of the social issues we see
today are a result of this heart problem. The church needs to turn back to love
with broken hearts. If we return to the love God commands us to lavish on others,
the world will change. Until that happens, the world will continue dissolving
into chaos and confusion.
I commented on Natalie and Francesca’s posts.
You are so right. I believe that we have lost our first love which is Christ. When we repent and turn back to Him, then our love for others will come as a result.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree. Every time I get caught up in trying to figure out the answer to today's problems and continuously come up short, I am reminded that the problems will not be fixed until America as a whole turns back to God, repents of their sin and turns from their sinful ways. It's not about fixing the people, it's about making the Lord first again.
ReplyDeleteI really like what Dallas said about Christians losing their first love. If the Church were to love Christ first and foremost it would cut out all selfish ambitions.
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