Sin No More & Love One Another

¹⁶ This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? ¹⁸ Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.

1 John 3:16-18

John states that if we are in Christ we should sin no more. I am called to live in love and truth.

⁷ Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. The one who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. ⁸ The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. ⁹ No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in them; they cannot go on sinning, because they have been born of God.

When I accepted Christ as my savior, he called me to be Born Again. To shed my hate-fill, sinful life and replace it with one of love. If God is truly in me, then I am to no longer sin again. Granted I can't be perfect on my own will or strength, but perfection is achieved through Christ. Christ is the one who came to destroy the devil's work and to free all of us from the bondage of sin.

I have to ask myself.. Am I living like Christ did his work, or am I still clinging onto life as the devil is still it's ruler. My sins need to be addressed. More importantly, rather than my words, I am called to love in action. Jesus reminds that those who love him, will love onto others as well. I need to make more of an effort to listen to the spurring of the spirit rather than suppressing the ankling of the heart.

Jesus I can do all things when you give me strength. Help me to overcome my addictions mainly the sin of lust. Help me to speak truth and not slander. Help me to obey the spirit rather than suppress it.

In Jesus Name
Amen.