Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—1 John 3:11-17
by: Victoria Shephard.
Love is not warm fuzzy feelings toward another person. Love is a choice, a verb. It is only truly seen when in action. John tells us to help out our needy brothers and sisters in Christ. This doesn’t apply to those who are lazy or unwilling to work (2 Thessalonians 3:10), but to those who have fallen on hard times. To fail to help is to prove that the love of God is not in you (v. 17). Wow! Those are strong words! Love that is not expressed in action is not love at all.