Love is the Greatest.

Love is the Greatest.

God gives many different commandments in the bible, but the greatest commandment the Lord gave was to love. In first Corinthians 13 we read "For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 | NASB. The bible is synchronistic meaning that it completes itself. It works in harmony the old and New Testament and although some might say certain verses contradict themselves, it all works in harmony with itself! However, when the bible says that love is the greatest, it means that love is the greatest.

The bible is God's word to humanity and we will be judged by it. It describes how we can have a relationship with God, and how our sins can be forgiven. By choosing to accept what it teaches, most importantly what the bible says about Jesus Christ, we can learn what it means to be saved, and how to become a child of God. The bible teaches that through Jesus, we can receive a new life that will last for eternity and Jesus taught us that in order to demonstrate our love for him, we must also show love to other people. Faith and repentance in Christ is what saves us, so we must grow in love in order to demonstrate that faith.

The good news is that we don't have to do this on our own! Just as our faith is a gift, our love comes through the Holy Spirit, and not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:3-5 | NASB. When we are forgiven by God, He gives you the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is also God, just as Jesus is God, (the trinity) One God in three persons. When we become new creations in Christ we are actually given a new capacity to give and receive love from God. God becomes our father, and we are given grace to live this new life. Without what Jesus did, we wouldn't be able to enter this new life. His death on the cross was for our forgiveness, so that he could gain a people for the father.

We receive this new life by faith, it is a gift of God. Christ fulfilled the law for us, and our response should be love and gratefulness. Jesus taught humanity what love was, so we can emulate his life. We do this through the Holy Spirit. This is Mike.

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