Love Is the Proof You’re Alive
"Love Is the Proof You’re Alive" 1 John 3:14–15 (KJV) We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. I. Introduction – The Heartbeat Test Church, there’s a test doctors give to check if someone is alive — they check for a pulse. But John is giving us the spiritual pulse test : Do you love your brothers and sisters in Christ? You can’t fake a heartbeat for long. You can’t fake love for long either — eventually your real spiritual condition shows. If love is absent… John says, You’re still in death. II. Passing From Death to Life John doesn’t say, We hope , we think , or we guess . He says, We know . The moment you were born again, God took you from the graveyard of sin into the kingdom of life. Ephesians 2:1 says you were dead in trespasses and sins — not sick, not weak, bu...