Testing Your Godliness - Part 3: Love from the Center of Who You Are (Santosh Poonen)

The Law permitted evil for evil: "tit for tat" justice/fairness mentality is okay as law in society (I Timothy 1:8-11). The goal of the Christian under the New Covenant, however, is unadulterated love (I Timothy 1:5). Love is to overcome evil with good (Romans 12:21). When harmed physically: ask, but don't fight back (John18:23). When mistreated materially: live with contentment (Luke12:15; I Timothy 6:6). When your dignity is insulted: seek God's reputation alone (Matthew 12:32). Test your love especially by your reaction when: your “enemy” falls (Proverbs 24:17) or your “enemy” is in need (Proverbs 25:21). Love from the center of who you are (Romans 12:9): outdo each other in showing honor (v10); be inventive in hospitality (v13); make friends with "nobodies" (v16).