JESUS HAS COMMANDED US

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.  By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.”

John 13:34,35 KJV

I don’t like hearing the news because all I hear is negative and judgmental news.  It hurts Jesus when we constantly judge each other.  Jesus has commanded us to love one another.  Jesus didn’t give us an option about loving.  He didn’t say He wished we loved one another, He said that it is His commandment.

The thing that disturbs me so much is when they constantly talk about homosexuals. The Bible makes it very clear that it is a sin.  The Bible also makes it very clear that telling lies is a sin.  We are the ones who put labels on sin and say that one sin is worse than another sin.  To God, sin is sin.

In Matthew 7:1-5, we read that we are not to judge one another.  I have heard sermons about homosexuals but I have never heard a sermon about liars.  The sin of homosexuality stinks in the nostrils of God but so does the sin of lying.  Instead of judging and condemning them, we need to pray for them.

Many years ago, someone emailed me and wrote “Is it true that Jesus hates homosexuals?”  I emailed the person back and wrote “Jesus loves everyone but He doesn’t love the sin.  He loves you as much as He loves me or anyone else.  Jesus doesn’t play favorites.”

Let’s start loving each other unconditionally as Jesus has commanded us to love one another and pray that we won’t do things and say words that hurt Jesus and break His heart.   

Joanne Lowe

June 3, 2015