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“A Christian who is walking in the light (which simply means
he’s obeying God) is going to love His brother Christian,” my commentary
said. The Christians who’d started out
as Jews knew the commandments to love.
But John is showing us something new and fresh about it all. It is new in emphasis, example, and
experience. It’s not about simply talking love for others.
As we witness Christ’s love for us, He serves as our example, and we begin to love others the way He does. It becomes a matter of the will rather than an
emotion. “A Christian begins to hate
what he used to love and love what he used to hate.” We do that because we’ve got new life inside
us in the Holy Spirit. It’s not
something we can do ourselves. We see
Jesus never showing hatred or malice. He
never hated the people who committed sins. Love for them drove everything He did. “He looked with loving pity on the religious
leaders who … accused Him of being in league with Satan … As they crucified
Him, He prayed for them: Father, forgive
them, for they know not what they do.”
My commentary also said, “It is impossible to be in
fellowship with the Father and out
of fellowship with another Christian at the same time … In Matthew 5:21-26,
note that Jesus did not say that the
worshipper had something against his
brother, but that the brother had
something against the worshipper …
When we harbor an unforgiving,
unloving spirit, we harm ourselves
most.”
Father, please help me to place love as the most important
reason for getting along with my fellow Christians. Help me to want to immediately fix things
when something is wrong, not letting it fester.
And remind me when I am out
of fellowship with a fellow believer that at the same time I am out of
fellowship with You.
Your Brother In Christ,
Gary Ford
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