In a conversation I recently had with a couple of friends, we were talking about our time in college regarding our spiritual growth and engaging our campus for the Kingdom. One of my friends said something that really hit home for me. I'll paraphrase it, but it went something like this:
When we are trying to engage the campus and fellow students and ultimately bring them to Christ, it won't be by what we don't do. They won't come to Christ when they look at us and see that we DON'T have sex, we DON'T drink and party, and whatever other worldly sins we DON'T do. What they see that will bring them to Christ and display the Gospel is by what we DO. Our love, our generosity, our joy, and our genuine concern for others above ourselves. This is what people see and want. Keep in mind, this isn't us doing these things, but it's Christ living in us that displays his glory and brings students at UK to Christ.
By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. John 13:35
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3:16-18
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 1 Peter 1:22
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