Do you find it difficult to love someone unconditionally? Why?
Do find it difficult to accept unconditional love from another? Why?
What prayer help with both of these situations? Are you willing to pray that prayer? What is keeping you from praying it today (maybe even right now) and then again tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that…..?
What are some of the iniquities you find in YOUR world? Which of those when you really think about them really grab you, enough that if you kept thinking about them you’d have to do something about them? Is that why you don’t think about them more, because then you’d have to do something? What’s it going to take for you to latch onto one of those iniquities until you do something that makes a difference?
Are there any global social injustices that have really caught your attention? What are you going to do about it (or them)? Sometimes we think there’s nothing we can do, since we are just one person. This is not true. Most really big initiatives, really big movements have started with individuals. Keep in mind also, you don’t always have to start something new. It is possible to join something that is already rolling. So what is God calling you to start or to be a part of?
Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. Sometimes the iniquities are not global, or national, or even regional. Sometimes they are right there in our houses, our neighborhoods, our work places. Sometimes rejoicing in iniquities is simply listening when someone else tears someone down, finding pleasure when you hear the “dirt” on someone else. If this happens to you, even on occasion, what can you do to change it?
Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. Is truth a relative thing, or is it absolute? Where do you look for truth? The best place to look for truth is Scripture, the Bible. And here you will find that truth is not dependent on a particular situation, relative, but rather on God, absolute. Are you reading your Bible regularly? If so, GREAT!!! If not, what’s it going to take?
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This was a deeply moving message. It was a call to action without a heavy load of guilt. It is great how Kari & Alan convey the message without condemning. I’m convinced this whole subject of Agape Love would be a great Bible study.
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