I think this says it all.
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law. The commandments "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, " and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
And do this(love each other like you have a debt to love them) understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed(wow) The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealous. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus christ and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
This passage wrecked me this morning and last night. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. I know I've read it many times before....but the parts in italics hit me like never before and I couldn't help but scream it from the rooftops (or type frantically into the blog). The idea that I have a continuing debt to love you as my brother or sister, put love into an entirely new category. I'm so excited to love like that. The reminder that we need to wake up from our sleep...that the night is nearly over, the day is almost here, reminds me how sad it would be if I kept sleeping and missed what God is doing on this earth. Here's a video I thought went perfectly.
"Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for he who loves his fellow man has fulfilled the law. The commandments "Do not commit adultery, do not murder, do not steal, do not covet, " and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this one rule: "Love your neighbor as yourself." Love does no harm to its neighbor. Therefore, love is the fulfillment of the law.
And do this(love each other like you have a debt to love them) understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed(wow) The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealous. Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus christ and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
This passage wrecked me this morning and last night. It is one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. I know I've read it many times before....but the parts in italics hit me like never before and I couldn't help but scream it from the rooftops (or type frantically into the blog). The idea that I have a continuing debt to love you as my brother or sister, put love into an entirely new category. I'm so excited to love like that. The reminder that we need to wake up from our sleep...that the night is nearly over, the day is almost here, reminds me how sad it would be if I kept sleeping and missed what God is doing on this earth. Here's a video I thought went perfectly.
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