Last night at APEX we dug into an intense passage that is Romans 12:9-21. We talked about the depth of love that God calls us to, commanding us to love even our enemies. Not easy stuff.
Here are some of the points I made:
- When we love others Biblically it reveals what God is like (John 13:34-35)
- When we love other Biblically it reveals where our hope lies (I Peter 2:21-23)
- Instead of getting even we must learn to ‘entrust’ ourselves and our circumstances to God
- Christianity is not about completing a ‘to-do’ list in order to appease God. Our deeds must be done in dependence on the finished work of the cross
- In order to love others consistently, I need to see Christ consistently
- If I were to ask those closest to you, “What is (fill in your name) defined by?” What would they say?
- May we be defined by the radical, selfless, crazy love of Christ