Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto
life, because we love the brethren. He
that loveth not his brother abideth in death.
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer
hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby
perceive we the love of God, because He laid down His life for us: and we ought
to lay down our lives for the brethren.
1 John, Chapter 3, verses 13-16.
I have spent most of my life trying to be a good
person and I got a certain amount of attention from others for the “Good Debbie’s”. I hope God has helped me grow beyond needing
that type of attention and approval from others.
I still find that I’m hurt when someone doesn’t
really care for me, because of who I am, my beliefs or what I represent. I have to remember that not everyone in the
world is going to like Christians and it’s okay.
It would be easy to respond to these people that
don’t care for us through retaliation or resentment, but God wants us to love
everyone, not just the ones that are nice to us.
Because this is an example of how I’ve applied this Bible passage to my life, it doesn't necessarily reflect the whole meaning of the passage.
This is a connection I've made from this Bible passage. Please share your connections.
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