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There is no such thing as “pretend love.” In any given situation either love is true and functional or it simply is not there. In John 14:15 Jesus said, “If you (really) love me, you will keep (obey) My commands” (Amplified). Now I want to connect this command with another that was made by Christ. “And you shall love the Lord your God out of and with your whole heart and out of and with all your soul (your life) and out of and with all your mind (with your faculty of thought and your moral understanding) and out of and with all your strength. This is the first and principal commandment. The second is like it and is this, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these” (Mark 12:30-31, Amplified).
Therefore, it is impossible for me, you, or anyone else to truthfully say we love the Lord but not our neighbor. Jesus said one of the results of loving Him is keeping His commandments. His commandments include loving your neighbor. If you mistreat your neighbor, you don’t love him/her. If you feel you are superior and your neighbor is inferior, there is no love. If you say one race or ethnic group is better than another, there is no love. If you love the Lord you will love your fellow man. You are commanded by God to do so. Understand this is not my take or interpretation – this is what the Word of God says. If you love God, you will love all His human creation and you will treat them with dignity and respect. Enough said.
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