7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.
8 Whoever does not love does not know Go, because God is love."(1 John 4:7,8)
Love is not something that can be taught. Even if you gather all the good in this world, you cannot make a single sesame seed. Likewise, even if you gather all the good deeds in the world, you cannot become agape love. Because love belongs to God, it permeates those who, in the Spirit of truth, are connected to God the Father, who is love. We become love only when the Christ within us is acknowledged. There is an exchange of giving and receiving something when He says "Love one another". It is a spiritual transaction by a mysterious spiritual mechanism. Love is not a language that can be expressed in words, it is a nonverbal communication. Only when we receive the spirit of truth that belongs to God can we learn to love one another(agape).
Jesus Christ comes into us through the Word. We receive the Lord because we believe in His name in Him.(John 1:12) The Comforter, the Spirit of truth, sent by the Lord, makes the Word incarnate. We melt and blend in him, and he melts and permeates into us. Therefore, the words "abide in the Son and in the Father" are very important in the anointing. When this spiritual construction is completed, it becomes love. When you receive love and become full in the principle of receiving it, then it will be revealed outside. Love belongs to God. If we become one with the Lord according to the grace of Christ's redemption and keep his commandments in the Spirit of truth, the Father's love and the Lord will appear in us.(John 14:21) When you are in such a state of love, you will have a heart to give and give.
This is what it means to be born of God and to know or understand God. It is like a child growing up and understanding the heart of his parents. But whoever does not love does not know God. Because God is love. If you know God, you must become love. In the truth, when He reveals, God becomes love. However, when He overcomes death, He becomes life. When the life becomes abundant and moves to the next level, He becomes love. That's why Jesus Christ says that He is light, life snd love among us. Therefore, there is joy when receiving light, there is joy when tasting the abundance of life, and there is joy when loving, but each has a different level.
Written by Ptr. Yohan Kim.
Translated by Nancy Chung
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