Blinded, Part VII

One of the key elements to love is sacrifice and selflessness. Jesus Christ crucified proves this. Salvation is through Christ only but it is up to us to realize that He does not provide the gift without an expectation of service to His Kingship. How do we serve? Spreading the love that He commanded us to spread on all those we can. Love is the commandment we live by and no other for all else (if there be any other law) it is fulfilled in Christ and we are free from the law of Moses.

Selfishness or self indulgence is the enemy of our heart. Our heart turns to bitterness as time goes on without the presence of love in our heart that is given to us by the Holy Spirit. However, the Spirit is not going to force you to love... it can only influence. The choice is still ours as Christians. God will never violate our free will by forcing us to do what we do not desire to do.

Selfishness is the seed of hate, turning the heart to stone. Making us unable to bear fruit for God's glory and blinding us to the truth of His light.

^{Matthew 23:25}

²⁵"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. ²⁶Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.