How then should we live?

I am getting ready to start a series at church. Rick has done a good job teaching us about love and obeying the commandments of Jesus. 1 John is quite a load! Obeying the commandments is somewhat difficult, but not nearly as difficult as the loving your brother part.

Brothers have a tendency to do things that make them unlovable. They tend to say things that are offensive. They tend to argue about things. You get the picture. They also have a tendency to sin.

Wow, we really are a mess. This is not the every body else we, this is the all inclusive we. All of us like sheep have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way, but the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all to fall on Him.

We need to get it together. The Lord has us gathering together in local bodies for a reason. We need each other. The church is the group that does the work of the Lord. It is the pillar and foundation of truth. It is the group from which the message of good news goes forth into the world.

How then should we live?