"Sure, anyone can love. But in the end, how many of us actually will?"
What does God expect us to do for other cultures and faiths?

As I mentioned in a previous post, I said that we should be accepting and open towards other cultures. This is what we should do in order for others to accept us in return. However, for most of us, trying to accept new cultures instantly and reaching out to others may not be a natural behavior and we may also feel unwilling. 1 Corinthians 13:12-13 says, "And now these three remain: faith, hope, love. But the greatest of these is love." If we are unwilling to love on our own will, then followers of Christ should remember these words of the Bible to motivate them. Not only does God say that the greatest is love, however He directly commands us to love as He has given us a commandment to "Love your neighbor as yourself." If we don't feel the desire to love, then we should remember that loving others is actually an obligation for Christians and a commandment that we should follow to glorify God. My parents have been called by God to be missionaries in China and the only way that they will be successful as missionaries to spread God's love is to spread the love from their own heart first. That way, people will accept them as well and start to wonder where this love comes from and they will soon know that this love comes from the Almighty God. Not only will you make God happy, but you yourself can find lasting joy if you make the simple decision to love.
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