Ephesians 6:23 KJV
Peace be to
the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
What an interesting phrase. It is a
closing remark but carries the tone of a command. "When you love, do it
with faith." The word “with” is a preposition used as an adverb. It
describes an action and is sometimes translated “after” and “behind.”
The
principle then is simple; we are to love with our faith
Faith becomes the enabler of our love and
our love is to be preceded by our faith. Believing God is the catalyst for
love. Love should never override faith. We do not love others before our faith
but we have faith in God and therefore love others.
This
priority between love and faith will change the influence love has upon us
Many people have love ahead of faith and
are drawn down paths of spiritual destruction because of it. They make their
decisions based upon the emotional influences of love and abandon principles of
faith as a result. On the other hand, if faith in God is our priority (as we
see it ought to be through the Ten Commandments) we still love others, perhaps
even more intensely, but we never put that before the Lord.
We serve the Lord first and consequently, we
are better able to love, and lead others to love as well.
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