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that should make the character fragrant. Many who profess Jesus’
name have forgotten that Christians are to represent Christ. Unless
we show practical selfsacrifice for the good of others wherever we
may be, we are not Christians, no matter what we profess to be.
Christ asks us to unite with Him to save humanity. “Freely you
have received,” He says, “freely give.”
Matthew 10:8
. Many have
gone astray and feel their shame and foolishness. They are hungry
for encouragement. They look at their mistakes until they are driven
almost to desperation. If we are Christians, when we see human
beings in distress, whether through affliction or through sin, we will
never say, “This does not concern me.”
The story of the good Samaritan and the character of Jesus reveal
the true significance of the law and what it means to love our neigh-
bor as ourselves. And when the children of God show love toward
all mankind, they also are witnessing to the character of heaven’s
laws. “If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has
been perfected in us.”
1 John 4:12
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