Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—John 15:18-25
by: Dale Rood.
“They hated me without a cause” (v.25). What sad words. Perhaps something to keep in mind is that our being loving and serving with love does not mean we will be loved. Love is not glossing over sin and patting people on the head and saying like some old grandpa, “Oh, that’s all right.” Love is presenting the truth in an honest and respectful way and allowing opportunity to respond to it. Let us also recognize that love is specific. It acknowledges the truth that Messiah Jesus is God come in the flesh and that only through Him can we overcome sin.