Now Abides
The apostle Paul writes,
“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.
But the greatest of these is love."
1 Corinthians 13:13.
The apostle Paul defines Christian love as,
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails....1 Corinthians 13:4-8a
Sadly hate and prejudges seems to be flooding into our society from all directions. Even men and women calling themselves Christians are being drawn into it. Yelling insults and trying to restrict the rights of others they disagree with.
With that in mind I felt prompted to write this, what I call the Christians Pledge.
As a believer in Christ Jesus,
I pledge...
To Love.
I Pledge...
As far as it depends on me...
To live at peace with all people.
I Pledge...
Never, Never, Never! To attack anyone...
Physically, or verbally.
Even if I vehemently disagree with them in any way.
I Pledge...
Never to demean anyone.
No matter their race, their ethnicity, their religion, or their lifestyle.
I Pledge...
As far as humanly possible,
To uphold the dignity of all whom I come in contact with.
I Pledge...
To obey the words of Christ Jesus who said,
“So in everything, do to others what you would have others do to you
for this sums up the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12.
Please don’t just think about doing this.
Do it.
