Christians are called to show love as a reflection of the love they have received from God.
Love is central to the Christian life, reflecting the transformative grace received by believers. As Paul highlights in Philemon 5-7, the love and faith exhibited by Philemon come from the grace of God, showing that true love is a manifestation of divine activity in a believer's heart. In 1 John 3:18, we are taught that love must not just be in word or talk but in deed and truth, which reinforces that our love for one another is a natural outflow of the love we have first received from God. Therefore, love is a command and a duty for Christians, acting as evidence of their faith and a means of encouraging and refreshing others in the body of Christ.
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