22 You were cleansed from your sins when you obeyed the truth, so now you must show sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters. Love each other deeply with all your heart.
23 For you have been born again, but not to a life that will quickly end. Your new life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God. 24 As the Scriptures say,
“People are like grass;
their beauty is like a flower in the field.
The grass withers and the flower fades.
25 But the word of the Lord remains forever.”
And that word is the Good News that was preached to you.
Tori's Comments:
"Love each other deeply". I think the tendency at church is to keep shallow friendships. They're much easier to manage, right? No investment. But God calls us to something to deeper, to loving others more than ourselves. It may be hard, but Christ died on the cross for his church, and walks with us.
Terrie's Comments:
God please show us what sincere love to each other as brothers and sisters in your body looks like? What does it look like to love each other deeply with all our hearts? Cause our love for each other to go deeper, become more sincere and as pure as you intended it to be.
Thank you so much for my new life that will last forever because it comes from your eternal word. Help me to fall more deeply in love with your word, your son Jesus and your people.
In Jesus' Name AMEN
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