V 18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
What does this mean, really?
I sometimes find myself sitting at a worship service saying all the words, asking for the forgiveness of my sins, taken communion and left feeling good about myself and my relationship with God. I know God loves me, but do I truely love Him back the way He loves me. Is it just words and no action?
V 11 This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
In this verse maybe we can find the action and truth John talking about. Action is a noun that needs to be a verb. To make it a verb you need add to it - take action! We should constantly love God, love ourselves, love our neighbors and actively participate in each others lives. Take action, do whatever task God presents to you with joy and compassion. Reach out and spread the love God has given you and be a verb not a noun.
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