This Isn't Love

Comparing our relationship with God to this other relationship is a helpful lesson. Be sure you aren't fooling yourself. #BibleLoveNotes #Bible

 If a wife had a wonderful husband who treated her with love, gentleness and kindness, we'd be surprised if she had multiple affairs, didn't spend time with him, and showed him disrespect.

We'd never tell her it didn't matter how she treated him because he would probably forgive her. We'd tell her she had some serious changing to do.

Sometimes this logic is missing in our relationship with Christ when we:
  • Have "spiritual affairs" putting our selfish desires above God's. 
  • Neglect our quiet time because we're "too busy." 
  • Disrespect Christ's commands and excuse our sins.
  • Tell ourselves it's okay because God is so loving that He'll forgive us.
We can be sure that continuing in sin without remorse and repentance isn't love for Christ at all (1 John 3:9). If we're doing it, we have some serious changing to do.
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Comparing our relationship with God to this other relationship is a helpful lesson. Be sure you aren't fooling yourself. #BibleLoveNotes #Bible

4 comments:

  1. Sarah D.July 9, 2015 at 4:48 PM

    Powerful. How many times in the Old Testament did God equate Israel's unfaithfulness as being the same as an unfaithful spouse? We Christians are the same way.

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  2. UnknownMay 20, 2017 at 5:12 PM

    Very powerful!

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  3. "Jesus CARES For Me"April 2, 2019 at 12:20 PM

    Very true and serious changing is needed in me. Thank you Lord for being so Faithful to me..help me do the same to prove that I love you so much everyday. Amen.

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  4. cassandro novaJanuary 19, 2021 at 1:46 AM

    this structure the truth out of me.

    "Those whom I love Ibrebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent."
    Revelations 3:19 NIV

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