OUR ALL – Principles of Discipleship Part 3 (love one another)

Another ingredient of a true disciple is “sincere love for others.” The Bible is full of passages telling us to love one another. Because of our nature, it is easy and natural to love only those who are nice to us, but Christ’s love, which was poured into our hearts by His Holy Spirit, goes beyond our natural tendencies and abilities.

This is the love that suffers all, that is not easily provoked, that bears, that believes, and that hope all things as described in 1st Corinthians 13. To love is difficult and many a times impossible, that’s the reason we need our Lord. He says that “with God, all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26. Do you want to experience true, sincere love for others? Draw near to Him. "If we don’t love, we don’t know God, for God is love” as it says in 1st John 4:8. Again, our Lord made it clear that if we do not have this type of love for one another, we fall short of having the privilege to be called His disciples. “By this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35