Tuesday, May 30, 2006

Evangelism and the Greatest Commandments

We're going to start a neighborhood Bible study this fall. A neighbor (who also attends the same church) and I are making the plans; it'll be geared for unchurched and unbelievers.

As I think through why we're doing this it better be because we have a love for God. We want to see his renown grow, his name loved more, his worship flow. We're motivated by the greatest commandment--to love God with all our heart, mind, and soul; but that isn't enough.

We must also be motivated by the second greatest commandment--to love our neighbors as ourselves. This means that we better genuinely enjoy spending time with our neighbors, count them as true friends, and sincerely want the best for them.

If we neglect the greatest commandment in our Bible study, we are nothing but man-pleasers. But if we neglect the other great commandment, we are worse--we love neither God nor man.

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