Body of Christ, stand up and preach love and unity

Paul wrote in Colossians 3:8-14 "But now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth: lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings, and have put on the new man, that is being renewed unto knowledge after the image of him that created him: where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, bar
barian, Scythian, bondman, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all. Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. "

While the hatred, patriotism, nationalism, racism and xenophobia are increasing everywhere in different societies in Africa, Europe, America, etc ..., it is high time for the Church Body of Christ to arise and preach the message of love. We have to show an example in our congregations so that the world sees that it is still possible to love your neighbor regardless of race, ethnicity or country of origin. This message is relevant today. We Christians we must unite in love and show the world the example of Jesus.

Updating the message Paul I could say: "There is neither Congolese nor Rwandan, neither Jew nor Palestinian, neither black nor white ..." but all of us who are born again, we are all one in Jesus Christ who has redeemed us by His blood and purchased for God by persons from every tribe and language and people and nation and have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth. (Rev. 5:9)

I'd like to encourage everyone born again christian to never listen to messages / sermons that incite hatred, but let us put on love which is the bond of perfection.

God bless you!
Fleury Onesimus Ndongozi









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