
John tells us in 1 John 3:23 that we are to live out our faith in love towards our brothers and sisters just as He has commanded us.
“And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us.” (1 John 3:23, ESV)
The Lord Jesus has given us this command (not a recommendation) and therefore we are to obey it. However, we cannot obey it if we do not belong to Him. You see, it is one thing to say we love our brothers and sisters in Christ, and it is something totally different to live that out in true genuine love for one another.
This verse gives us a single command with two distinct purposes – have faith & love one another and these two cannot be separated. If we have true faith in Christ we will love our brothers and sisters and if we don’t love the brothers it shows that we do not have genuine faith.
In Christ
Jeff
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