IF You Have Love For One Another (Part 2)

 

John 13:34-35

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Can you love your brother or sister in Christ, when they disagree with you? When they tell you the truth about yourself and expose your sin? 

Can you love a homless man or woman off the street who wants to get to know Jesus? How about if they ask to come into your home for some food and a shower? 

How about a prostitute, who's looking to change her lifestyle, can you genuinely love and help her without judging her?

Jesus loved like this and much more! He touched the lepers and the sick, the blind and the lame. He loved smelly fishermen and Mary Magdalene, out of whom He cast seven devils!

And the greatest love of all, He sacrificed Himself for ALL humanity that we might be redeemed from our fallen state, that we might be cleansed from a life of unrighteousness and sin!!!

And while upon the cross itself, after being beaten beyond recognition, He cried out and said Father forgive them, for they know not what they do!!

That is the Love Jesus is commanding His disciples to have for one another!! My goodness that's a high standard!! Help your people to reach it Lord!!

The leperous man in Matthew 8:1-4 experienced the love of Jesus.

"When He had come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed Him. And behold, a leper came and worshiped Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” Then Jesus put out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” Immediately his leprosy was cleansed. And Jesus said to him, “See that you tell no one; but go your way, show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

Peter, experienced the love of Jesus in Luke 5:4-8

"When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.” But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”

The un-named woman who was likely a prostitute also experienced the great love of Jesus in:

Luke 7:36-39, 44-50

"Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at the table in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster flask of fragrant oil, and stood at His feet behind Him weeping; and she began to wash His feet with her tears, and wiped them with the hair of her head; and she kissed His feet and anointed them with the fragrant oil. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he spoke to himself, saying, “This Man, if He were a prophet, would know who and what manner of woman this is who is touching Him, for she is a sinner.”

Then He turned to the woman and said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has washed My feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head. You gave Me no kiss, but this woman has not ceased to kiss My feet since the time I came in. You did not anoint My head with oil, but this woman has anointed My feet with fragrant oil.  Therefore I say to you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much. But to whom little is forgiven, the same loves little.” Then He said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”And those who sat at the table with Him began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Then He said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you. Go in peace.”

This is the love the disciples of Jesus are commanded to have for one another!!

How can this be? Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord!!!

In Christ,

Tyrone

IF You Have Love For One Another! (Part 1)

 

Wow! Can you see how the world is getting darker and darker? The wicked and ungodly are getting bolder everyday! Blaspheming the name of Jesus, laughing and mocking those who believe what the bible says. Many entertainers are making a mockery of the crucifixtion, the religious of today are becoming more bold in their hypocrisy and desire for money. So called pastors the world over are getting addicted to pornography and the like.

Yet there is still more to come! As people harden themselves more and more to the presence and grace of God, the Lord is getting ready to separate His people from the unbelievers! When He pours out His Spirit for this last hour, true love and Holy Spirit power will be seen once more before the Lord Jesus returns.

The scriptures must be fulfilled, and millions will literally hate the righteous with all their being and there will be no more hatred of other so-called races, or because of the color of skin. It will be, we hate you because you are a Christian! Because you are a disciple of Jesus, because you have the Holy Spirit in your soul, and because you are bearing the fruit of the Spirit, namely LOVE!

Didn't they hate Jesus for the same reasons! Didn't they crucify Him without a cause! Yet all He did was love, heal, and tell people the truth that could save their souls from hell and the lake of fire!

And this separation and outpouring of God's Spirit is absolutely necessary world-wide in order for millions of people to be saved from the coming judgments and the wrath of God!

I truly do not see the true and genuine love of Jesus in any congregation I have been in or served in. The closest I have gotten to it was the International Church of Christ in Chicago, before it was exposed as cultish. But they had one thing right, they knew how to get people to study the bible and lay the right foundation of Christ, but failed to teach people about the baptism with the Holy Spirit. 

Young single men lived together in rented apartments, as well as the women. They gave up jobs and cars, they met together daily and only dated other singles from the church. Married couples opened up their homes to people, they had marriage retreats and conferences. It was truly a well oiled machine, but everything was being done in the flesh! Without the Spirit of God! It just continues to show you what man can do when everyone is thinking the same!

Jesus said in John 13:34-35

"A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

Let me tell you right now, it is IMPOSSIBLE to have the type of love that Jesus is talking about in John 13 without first being baptized with the Holy Spirit! How can you truly display the Love of God, if God's Spirit is not in your soul? 

You can't bear the fruit of the Spirit if you don't have His Spirit to begin with!!! And this is where the Pharisees and teachers of the bible fail today, they are not helping souls to be truly converted to Christ, they are not teaching people how to enter the Kingdom of God!

How many times have you heard, repeat after me? How many times have you heard just repeat Romans 10:9? But what did Jesus say?

John 3:5

"Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God."

The truth is on full display right here in plain text, black and white, but sadly not explained, taught, or accepted! The explanation for water and Spirit is contained IN the scriptures! Jesus was baptized in water, and the Holy Spirit came down from Heaven and remained on Him. He is our perfect example and the Blueprint that we should follow!! Another explanation is in Acts 19, with the men who believed in John's baptism.

Acts 19:1-7

And it happened, while Apollos was at Corinth, that Paul, having passed through the upper regions, came to Ephesus. And finding some disciples he said to them, “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed?” So they said to him, “We have not so much as heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.” And he said to them, “Into what then were you baptized?” So they said, “Into John’s baptism.” 

Then Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him who would come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.”When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. Now the men were about twelve in all.

You cannot have genuine love for another brother or sister in Christ without first being filled with the One who can give you the fruit of love! The Spirit of God!

If you have not experienced true biblical conversion the way Jesus Christ Himself outlined it, then you HAVE NOT entered into God's Kingdom! 

If you truly desire to enter and see God's Kingdom, and receive God's Spirit into your soul, so you can bear the fruit of the Spirit, reach out to me at hisbrideministries777@gmail.com. I'll be blessed to help you!

The choice is always yours!

In Christ,

Tyrone