Schaeffer: the right to judge

Friday, August 26, 2022
Meditation:
    [Jesus:] “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
    —John 13:34-35 (NIV)
Quotation:
    The church is to be a loving church in a dying culture. How, then, is the dying culture going to consider us? Jesus says, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” In the midst of the world, in the midst of our present dying culture, Jesus is giving a right to the world. Upon his authority he gives the world the right to judge whether you and I are born-again Christians on the basis of our observable love toward all Christians.
    ... Francis A. Schaeffer (1912-1984), The Mark of the Christian, Inter-Varsity Press, 1976, p. 12 (see the book)
    See also John 13:34-35; Gal. 6:2; 1 John 2:8-10; 3:10-11; 4:20-21
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, let the light of Your church shine forth. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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