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|Despite their faith in Jesus, what others thought of them was more important than following God with boldness and honesty, no matter what the consequences. The word translated "loved" here is the verb form of agape, which is love demonstrated through action and sacrifice, showing that their ACTIONS demonstrated what the really loved. It is an indictment of their actions, NOT their feelings. It is always the same: our ACTIONS, not our words or feelings, demonstrates what is really in our heart. Another way of saying it is this: no one's life is changed by how we FEEL about them, their life is changed by what we DO for them.

|Despite their faith in Jesus, what others thought of them was more important than following God with boldness and honesty, no matter what the consequences. The word translated "loved" here is the verb form of agape, which is love demonstrated through action and sacrifice, showing that their ACTIONS demonstrated what the really loved. It is an indictment of their actions, NOT their feelings. It is always the same: our ACTIONS, not our words or feelings, demonstrates what is really in our heart. Another way of saying it is this: no one's life is changed by how we FEEL about them, their life is changed by what we DO for them.

Real, life changing, eternal life giving faith is just like real love: it is demonstrated by what we DO, not by what we say or feel.

Real, life changing, eternal life giving faith is just like real love: it is demonstrated by what we DO, by how we BEHAVE, by how we LIVE our life on a daily basis, not by what we say or feel.

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