INTRODUCTION If we are to sacrifice for believers, how are we to love unbelievers?
Jesus: new command (John 13:34-35) given 1 time in bible, but 8-9 times: love our neighbors (those outside church) as we love ourselves, beginning Leviticus 19:18, affirmed by Jesus in Matthew.
Matthew 22:36-39, NLT: 36 “Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” 37 Jesus replied, “‘You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 A second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
What does loving our neighbor look like?
Luke 10:36-37, MEV: 36 “Now which of these three do you think was a neighbor to him who fell among the thieves?” 37 He said, “The one who showed mercy on him.” Then Jesus aid to him, “Go and do likewise.”
Matthew 7:12, NLT: “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.
What would we most want from someone? Truth about life & death?