“Freedom makes love possible”

Series of "The Call to Undivided Intimacy"
The Ten Commandments

​“Freedom makes love possible” (Exodus 20:13)
“You shouldn’t murder.” That is to say you shouldn’t mistreat God’s greatest masterpiece. We should treat one another in a worthy manner, because each of us are created in the image of God. 
God requires us to love each other as ourselves, to show patience, gentleness, mercy, and friendliness toward others, through which we reflect our dignity, the image of God.
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For LifeNet groups and personal reflection
1. Read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Think of the situation where you observe the commandment “Don’t murder” legalistically, but you are not loving like in 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.
2. In Galatians 5:19-21 the works of the flesh (sinful nature) are listed. How do these works of the flesh hinder us from loving?
3. (1) How do you see people and evaluate them? What are your criteria? How did you learn those criteria?
     (2) When we look at someone as one made in God’s image, how will this change our evaluation of the person?

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