Love!

For Saturday, April 23, 2022

1 Cor. 13:13 NLT: “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of these is love.”

We hear these words at weddings. We tend to think of love as between a man and woman or between two best friends. But Paul’s “agape love” goes much further. The Greek “agape” describes unconditional love, the love of God for man and of man for God, a love that persists regardless of circumstances. Jesus spoke of this, and also preached “philia,” brotherly love, our love for one another. Rather than only being concerned with self, Jesus introduced a new concept: concern and caring for the well-being of others

When asked the greatest commandments, Jesus replied, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.”

Jesus added “love” to mankind’s agenda!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406