Fellowship Hall

Romans 12:9  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.  12:10  Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love;  in honour preferring one another;  Kindness is so often forgotten in our daily lives, as well as love & compassion.  How do we expect to win the lost if we treat them like they have the seven year itch.  Jesus said in John 13:35- By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.  1 John 4:7- Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.  1Jn 4:8  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.  1Jn 4:9  In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.  1Jn 4:10  Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. (Jesus took our place, He's our redeemer,, He paid the  price the ransom,, made the eternal sacrface for sin,, by faith in him we are righteous, we are the sons of God, jointed heirs with Christ).   1Jn 4:11  Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another.   1Jn 4:12  No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.  This puts a different perspective on us, because if we hate someone ,we need to make things right with God.  The devil will try & get you to hate someone, but we must rebuke those sinful feelings, refusing to heed to the influence of the devil.  Forgive & be determined that you will not have bad feelings for that person.  If you can't  do this, ask the Lord in faith.  You may not feel it right away, but when you stand in faith it is done.   Faith is not feelings . First time a bad feeling comes, shame on the devil.  If it stays, or you think about it, shame on you.  The world knows we are human.  When we repent & make things right, they are shocked.  We must do our best to live before the world, a godly life.  We are the only Bibles many people see.   1 John 3:17  But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?  18- My little children,  let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed & in truth.  1Jn 3:18  My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.  We are called to love, with compassion the way Jesus did when he lived on earth.  Genna