COMMUNITY LIZZIE MOORE | Otago/Southland Youth Consultant, SUNZ
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s followers of Christ, we are called to become part of a community of believers who love one-another. But wait there’s more! That community has a much greater purpose than just existing for itself. The church is designed to be outward-facing, revealing the hope of the Gospel to the world around us. An expert of the law once asked Jesus what was required to inherit eternal life.
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The man knew the requirements of the law: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’ and ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’. But Jesus elaborated with the parable of the Good Samaritan—and instructed the man to ‘go and do likewise’. That’s the challenge for us too! The outworking of loving God is to love our neighbour—our love for God is expressed by the way we love others.
