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Sometimes we think of love as something static – either we love someone or we don’t, but Christian love grows deeper over time.
There are some people who become harder to love the more we get to know them, but Christian love continues to love regardless of the person’s deserving it.
This is what Paul is speaking about in today’s reading.
The church in Philippi was near and dear to Paul’s heart.
They had sent him financial aid as well as sending Epaphroditus to help take care of his needs.
Much of this letter is Paul’s expression of love for them and gratitude for their partnership in the gospel.
Even so, his prayer for them us that they would grow even more in love.
Abounding in love
This love is not affection or a feeling, but actively seeking the benefit of the one so loved.
Continuous growth
God does not want us standing still, maintaining the status quo.
The Christian life is a process of ongoing growth, more and more.
The goal is to become like Christ, loving others as He loved us.
Who should we love
For Jesus
For others – when we have real love for Jesus we cannot help but love those who are part of Jesus’ family, for they are his brothers and sisters, and ours as well.
If we love any subject, we want to learn more about it; if we love any person, we want to learn more about them; if we love Jesus, we will want to learn more about him and about his truth.
How should we love
Knowledge – through experience and personal relationship, knowing Jesus in an intimacy made possible through his self-disclosure and received by faith
Knowing who Jesus is
Knowing what Jesus has done for us
Insight - able to make a moral decision, distinguish between right and wrong, wisdom to do the right thing and to speak the right word in every circumstance.
Result of growing in love
Discernment – determine what is best based on their growing knowledge and insight; knowing how best to express that love.
Discern, and then to practice in their Christian living, the really important issues in their corporate life as a believing Christian community.
Paul doesn’t want the Philippians, or us to settle for what is good, we are to seek what is best.
Pure and blameless – sincere and not giving offense
Filled with the fruit of righteousness – Lives which demonstrate right behavior, developed by Christ, through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Results in glory and praise to God
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