Romans 12:9-11
9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
I have been in situations where I witnessed a friend being super sweet to someone else, but as soon as that person left the room the friend told me how much they couldn’t stand that other person. There are certain people we would consider to be “fake” or superficial with their kindness and most of us would say we don’t like that very much. We would much rather have friends who are genuine.
As I study this exhortation in Romans 12 verse 9 to love without hypocrisy or to let my love for my brothers and sisters in Christ be genuine, I am considering how poorly I have loved this way at times. It’s easy to point to “my friend” as an example…but what about me? How well do I love the brethren?
How about you? Would you say that your love for your brothers and sisters in Christ is genuine?
Loving this way means that our love is unfeigned, undisguised
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