YOU ARE LOVE! THAT’S WHY YOU CAN LOVE!
GOD is love
1 John 4:8 But if a person isn’t loving and kind, it shows that he doesn’t know God - for God is love. The Living Bible
YOU are Love
Ephesians 4:24 ...and put on the new nature (the regenerate self) created in God’s image, [Godlike] in true righteousness and holiness... Amplified Bible CE
How we TREAT a Christian is how we TREAT Jesus
Acts 9:3 As he was nearing Damascus on this mission, suddenly a brilliant light from heaven spotted down upon him! 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Paul! Paul! Why are you persecuting me?” The Living Bible
Acts 9:5 “Who is speaking, sir?” Paul asked. And the voice replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting! 6 Now get up and go into the city and await my further instructions.” The Living Bible
We must love UNBELIEVERS who live DIFFERENTLY than we do
Matthew 5:43“You’re familiar with the old written law, ‘Love your friend,’ and its unwritten companion, ‘Hate your enemy.’ Message Bible
Matthew 5:44 I’m challenging that. I’m telling you to love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you, not the worst. When someone gives you a hard time, respond with the energies of prayer, for then you are working out of your true selves, your God-created selves. Message Bible
Matthew 5:45 This is what God does. He gives his best - the sun to warm and the rain to nourish - to everyone, regardless: the good and bad, the nice and nasty. Message Bible