Written by Tòmíwá Olúyínká
The word in John 3:16 cannot be excluded when talking about the love of Christ. It summarizes the vastness of God’s love and his investment through the love He has for the world. This investment is Jesus. This love is Jesus. Jesus is the love of God personified.
Why does God love us? So we can love him back. So we can carry his love around and have the authority to boldly say that we are Sons and Daughters of God. Therefore, if the love of God is an investment and we carry it within us, our investment of God’s love should be to others around us.
What does this mean?
“We should build good relationshipships with others, settle disagreements, lay down our lives for others, be considerate and put ourselves in others’ shoes. We should build synergy and collaborate with others, be friends with one another no matter the age difference, honour and respect one another, by doing so, there’ll be no impossibility amongst us.” Rev’d Tunji Bamgbose admonished the church.
The love of God in our lives must be active not dormant. It must be expressive in giving always, without conditions or partiality. This is why God sent his son Jesus to show us how to do love like Him. We must follow the life of Christ to fully know and show God’s love to the world.
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Written by Tòmíwá Olúyínká
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
Ọ̀rọ̀ tí a rí nínú Johanu ori keta ese kerindilogun kò lè se alaima je yo nígbà tí a bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ nípa ìfẹ́ Kristi. Ó se akópo tìtòbi ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run, àti ìdókòwò rẹ̀ tí ó fi hàn nípasẹ̀ ìfẹ́ tí o ní sí ayé. Ìdókò-òwò yìí ni Jesu. Ìfẹ́ yìí ni Jesu. Jesu ni ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run tí a fi ara re hàn.
Kí ló dé tí Ọlọ́run fi fẹ́ wa? Kí a lè fẹ́ę padà. Kí a lè rú ìfẹ́ rẹ̀ káàkiri, kí a sì ní àṣẹ láti sọ pẹ̀lú igboya pé a jẹ́ ọmọkùnrin àti ọmọbìnrin Ọlọ́run. Nítorí náà, bí ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run bá jẹ́ ìdókòwo tí a gbé nínú wa, ìdókòwo ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run nínú wa gbọ́dọ̀ jẹ́ láti fi hàn sí àwọn ènìyàn míì tí ó yí wa ká.
“Kí ni èyí túmọ̀ sí?
A gbọ́dọ̀ kọ́ ìbáṣepọ̀ rere pẹ̀lú àwọn ẹlòmíràn, yanju àríyànjiyàn, fi emi wa sile fun awon elomiran, jẹ́ ẹni tó n ro t’omolakeji, ká sì fi ara wa s’ípò àwọn ẹlòmíràn. A gbọ́dọ̀ kọ́ ìṣọ̀kan àti ìfọwọ́sowọ́pọ̀ pẹ̀lú ara wa, jẹ́ ọ̀rẹ́ ara wa láìka ìyàtọ̀ ọjọ́-ori, bu ola ati ọ́wọ̀ fún ara yin. Nípa bẹ́ẹ̀, kò ní sí ohun tí kò ṣeé ṣe láàrín wa.” Alufa Tunji Bamgbose gba ìjọ níyànjú.
Ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run nínú ìgbé-ayé wa gbọ́dọ̀ jẹ́ ṣiṣẹ́, ko si gbọ́dọ̀ sun. Ó gbọ́dọ̀ hàn gbangba nínú fífúnni ní gbogbo igba, láìsí àdéhùn tàbí ojusaaju. Èyí ni ìdí tí Ọlọ́run fi rán omọ rẹ̀, Jesu, láti fi hàn wa bí a ṣe le ṣe ìfẹ́ bíi tirẹ̀. A gbọ́dọ̀ tẹ̀lé ìyè Kristi kí a lè mọ ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run dáadáa, ká sì le fi hàn sí ayé.
E wo iwasu lekun rere nibi.
Written by Kelani Omótóyòsí
