An influential life in the Holy Spirit and in love - Ch 2.

The "Influential" series - Part Two

From the first days of his earthly ministry, Jesus proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven. More precisely, he announced that his Kingdom had arrived.
It has many manifestations in the invisible and visible world. In this second part we will focus on the visible part, one of the most important Earthly Action of the Kingdom: the Love.

By faith we understand that the universe was created by God’s command, so that what is seen has been made from things that are not visible.
Heb 11:3 {Holman Christian Standard Bible}

The visible heritage (asset)

By this all people will know..

I give you a new command: Love one another. Just as I have loved you, you must also love one another. By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.
- the Lord says in Jn 13:34-35

This is how Jesus marked the influencer believers. In John's Gospel, he speaks of the source of heaven, and points to the earthly source that our neighbours and acquaintances need to know: our love for one another.
We have a fantastic task on the Earth: loving each other and loving our enemies. The first seems okay to many meanwhile the "enemy thing" seems to be un-achieved sometimes. I admit: I cannot love my enemies if I don't have a fulfilled heart by God's Steadfast Love and peace. I admit: this is an ongoing process...
Sadly, we have a narrow hearted church culture nowadays {2024}. Sadly, Christians are not informed of their "love-sources". In theory, they are prepared, preached to, trained for various activities - but they do not live in joy, immersed in the gift of steadfast love. The Lord's resources had been prepared from the beginning but rarely 'used' and developed through love. The various kinds of love we know are but a pale reflection of the infinite constancy of heavenly love. We have, in fact, only one love that is exclusively of divine inheritance. Isn't it strange? We have no culture of love, only theories?

Gd is the Steadfast, Devoted Love

God loves the world - says John. He loved us so much that he sent his only Son...
As I explained in a previous article, the Greek word "Agape" is not exactly the same as the Hebrew word "Hesed". The latter mostly describes the attitude, behaviour arising from God's love. Hesed is a quite complex behaviour, a deep expression of God's faithful and active love.

Coming soon...