it takes more than belief to please GOD.

if i don’t live a life with love, nothing i believe will matter.

there’s a myth that being a CHRISTian, being a follower of CHRIST, is just a matter of believing certain truths. that is not true. nothing can be further from the truth. following CHRIST is much more than believing intellectual facts or doctrinal truths. it’s a life of love.

the bible says, 1 corinthians 13.2b (lb), even if i have the gift of faith so i could speak to a mountain and make it move [in other words, a miracle worker], i will still be worth nothing at all without love. it takes more than belief to please GOD.

you say, “but wait a minute! i believe in JESUS!” so what? so does the devil. the devil believes that there’s a GOD. the devil believes that JESUS is the SON of GOD. but you won’t find him in heaven. why? because it takes more than believing in CHRIST to make it to heaven. the issue is not do you believe in HIM. the issue is do you love HIM.

the bible says, if i say i love GOD and hate other people, i'm a liar. the bible says, i can’t say that i'm right with GOD and be out of sorts with other people. relationships with others affect my relationship with GOD. if i don't live a life of love, nothing i believe will matter. that’s pretty profound.

just a thought from the front porch…