Who Do You Show Your Love To?

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.
-Galatians 6:10 (King James Version)

Yesterday, we studied that we prove the love we claim for 

others by our 

actions. We must not just love in speech, but in deeds and 

actions. One of the comments I hear most often when I write

 about love is that 

the love is

 only extended towards other Christians. People tell me that we 

shouldn't love

 those outside the church. What? Sorry, but I don't buy into 

that argument. 

Paul writes, in Galatians 6:10, "As we have therefore 

opportunity, let us do 

good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the 

household of 

faith." Paul is teaching us to do good unto all men, as the 

opportunity arises.

 That phrase "all men" means just that. All people. That is how 

we prove the 

love we claim to have, by doing good, for all people, as the 

opportunity 

allows. Then, he goes on, "especially unto them who are of 

the household 

of faith." This teaches us that we must do good unto everyone, 

but especially 

unto other Christians. This verse doesn't teach us to exclude 

those outside 

the church. We must do good to them, as well as those who are 

professing 

Christians. 

Who do you show your love to?

 Think About It.