As For Others
Our beliefs are best illustrated through our actions.
Just saying, “I believe” something is a world apart from actually living out my beliefs with my actions.
While teaching His disciples, Jesus confused them when He said, “Just as you gave me food when I was hungry and visited Me when I was in prison, so you have done the same for others.” Knowing they had not done such things, His disciples asked, “When did we do this?”
Jesus’ reply sets the example of how we are to live for others. “Just as you did things for others, it is as if you have done them for Me.” His message can be summarized in two simple phrases: “Love God. Love your neighbor.” And, He said they were “alike.”
In other words, you cannot do one without doing the other.
So, just saying, “I believe in human rights” or “justice for all” or “I am a Christian,” is altogether different than actually backing those beliefs with actions. Jesus’ message to His disciples, and to us, is that we need to“ walk the talk.”
Matthew 25:35-40
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