I studied 1 John chapter 2 today. Finally, the theme of LOVE comes out.
i gather that John must have encountered many who were not walking the talk... those who's actions were not being backed up by their proclamation of Christ. if we claim to be a Christian - then our behavior must be that of Jesus. This, i believe is why John, early in chapter 2 says 'here is how to know God... keep his commands.' Jesus gave us the GREATEST commandment: Love God... Love People. i believe if we follow those two commandments - the 10 Commandments fall into place as well.
so we are to Walk Like Jesus (1 John 2:6)... if we claim to live in him... we must walk like Jesus. Eugene Peterson (from The Message) writes it this way: Anyone who claims to be intimate with God ought to live the same kind of life Jesus lived.
this reminds me of Rob Bell's Nooma video titled Dust. He talks, in the video, about the role of a disciple and about how they would literally follow so closely to their Rabbi that their garment would be covered in the dust of their Rabbi.
he concludes the video with this quote:
“May you believe in God. But may you come to see that God believes in you.
May you have faith in Jesus. But may you come to see that Jesus has faith
that you can be like him. A person of love and compassion and truth.
A person of forgiveness, and peace, and grace, and joy, and hope.
Any may you be covered in the dust of your rabbi, Jesus.”
if we are going to claim to be a follower of Christ - then we ought to have his dust on us. at it's core, that dust is love.
love is the an intricate part of this Lenten journey.
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