"The Church erupted out of an act of love. It shouldn't surprise us that the church only moves toward God when it is fueled by love. In a world of imitations, real love draws a crowd. It stands out. It is undeniable. It is defining. I have to admit that for the first ten years of my Christian life, I was far more attracted to faith than love. If my life were a bible, it would say 'You will be known by your faith and love is important too.' I wanted to be known by faith.
In some ways, that drove me into some pretty extreme situations. It put me in the middle of machine guns, Jamaican drug dealers, a world of prostitution, pimps, and johns. My life of faith has carried me to the street corners to preach the Gospel; and it has even put me face to face with death many times. Yet in the middle of that journey, Jesus changed my core motivation. While he wanted me to live by faith, the only way I could really know Him was to also become known by love."
-Erwin McManus
An Unstoppable Force
Jesus told us the greatest of faith, hope and love, was love. Our faith brings us to place of acknowledging that God exists, God is present, God is good. In hope we find that God has a plan and will guide. In love we become His body. In love we participate in Christ.
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