From: allan-sv@algonet.se   
      
                              God is the Love   
      
   But God's love does not hinder us to study God's word   
      
   Some people have a sort love and fellowship that does not endure the   
   light of God's word. When we mention something about churches and   
   denominations, and compare with what the Bible teaches about the   
   Assembly of God, then a remarkable phenomenon appears. Many   
   become afraid and nervous and point out that we shall love the   
   assembly and not judge and criticize. But what is it that they   
   comprehend as criticism? It is God's word!   
      
   "But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship   
   with one another, and the blood of His Son Jesus Christ cleanses us   
   from all sin." 1 John 1:7. Most of them who profess they are Christians   
   do not walk in the light. They are walking in the spiritual darkness of   
   the church, and are averse to light. As soon as someone mentions   
   something about churches and associations, and compares with what   
   the Bible teaches about the Assembly of God, then this false love   
   appears.   
      
   When we want to study what, the Bible teaches about the Assembly   
   of God, then they say that we judge and criticize. What sort of love and   
   fellowship is it that wants to hinder us to study God's word? Instead to   
   being eager to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, as in   
   Eph. 4:3, they want to maintain the disunion and hold us Christians   
   bound to churches and denominations. They defend churches and   
   denominations and condemn the truth. What does this have to do with   
   the love of Christ? God is love, but God's love does not hinder us to   
   study God's word.   
      
   Have you indeed struggled in prayer before the Lord to get the   
   knowledge of the truth about the Assembly of God? This has been my   
   continuous prayer request for more than 40 years. What I have written   
   about churches and denominations and about the Assembly of God, it   
   is a study of the Bible and answer to prayers, and not criticism.   
      
   Only the love to God's word can break down party walls and overcome   
   a conflict of opinion between us as Christians. Those who do not love   
   God's word, they neither love Jesus, for he is God's word. John 1:1-14.   
   Rev. 19:13.   
      
   "Love patiently endures, is kind; love is not envious; love boasts not   
   itself, is not puffed up; does not behave unbecomingly, does not seek   
   the things of itself, is not easily provoked, does not impute evil; does   
   not rejoice over unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth."   
   1 Cor. 13:4-6.   
   The false love of the great whore is on the contrary. In the harlot-love,   
   there are impatience, contrariness and enviousness. The harlot-love is   
   impolite and self-seeking. It keeps watch of its own church, its own   
   denomination. And it is an obstacle for the rising and the edification   
   of the Body of Christ. The harlot-love is suspicious and has a grudge   
   against supposed injuries. It does not rejoice in the truth, but in   
   unrighteousness it suppresses the truth and demand that people shall   
   follow church traditions instead of obeying God's word.   
      
   If we must keep silent with some bible truths "for the sake of love"   
   and for not to disturb the fellowship, then it is not any Christian   
   fellowship. The Christian fellowship becomes stronger the more   
   radical God's words are preached.   
      
   Allan Svensson   
      
      
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    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)