HOW WE LOVE

James 1:22 ESV 

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

JAMES 2:1-13 ESV

• We are captivated by the of Christ.  

JAMES 2:1  / Deuteronomy 10:17 

• We are gripped by theof Christ.   

James 2:5 / Matthew 5:3 

• We are devoted to the of Christ.  

James 2:8 / Matthew 22:36-39 

• We are cognizant of the of Christ. 

James 2:12-13 / Matthew 12:36-37 

• We are a reflection of the of Christ.

James 2:13 / Matthew 6:14-15 

“Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating.  By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled as we are. But in the love of Christ we know all about every conceivable sin and guilt; for we know how Jesus suffered, and how all men have been forgiven at the foot of the cross. Christian love sees the fellow-man under the cross and therefore sees with clarity. If when we judged others, our real motive was to destroy evil, we should look for evil where it is certain to be found, and that is in our own hearts.  But if we are on the lookout for evil in others, our real motive is obviously to justify ourselves, for we are seeking to escape punishment for our own sins by passing judgment on others, and are assuming by implication that the Word of God applies to ourselves in one way, and to others in another”.  – Dietrich Bonhoeffer  “The Cost of Discipleship”

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