Love Thy Neighbor

When it comes to immoral behavior loving thy neighbor certainly does not validate enabling thy neighbor.

 John said of Jesus, “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked”. Jesus never condoned or enabled immoral unnatural behaviors. It was by a great Love for the Father and for His people that Christ Jesus worked aggressively, sometimes gently and sometimes harshly, in order to deliver people from sin and unclean spirits that would otherwise prevent them from an eternity in Him. Jesus had no fear of offending unclean spirits or the people that held on to them as He preached repentance for the remission of sin. “Go and Sin NO more” This is, in part, the very same commission he gave those who believe in Him. Jesus would never participate in nor condone the celebration of sin by the sinners. He would never stand on the sidelines cheering them on as if to portray approval of their activities and celebrations. One of the last instructions Jesus gave to those who would follow Him was to preach repentance and remission of sins in His name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Luke 24:47.

 Part of loving thy neighbor is loving them enough to rise above fear of retribution and speak truth into their lives, especially when eternity is at stake, but know this, not everyone wants to receive the good news of the gospel of our Lord. Not everyone likes God. Do not water down His gospel or change who He is in an attempt to make Him more palatable and appealing to the world. If they don’t want to hear it, move on.

Jesus did not come to change God to suit the flesh. One of the instructions He gave to his disciples regarding this was “And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. Luke 9:5.  And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet. Matt 10:14.

Paul, by an revelation of Christ Jesus taught, “And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”. Romans 1:27-28

And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.  Eph 5:11