Join Cherry Campbell as she delves into the ninth part of her inspiring series on ‘What Love Does’. In this episode, the emphasis is on the concept of love as the distinguishing mark of a true Christian, above any other outward expressions of faith. Through various scriptures, Cherry explores the idea of loving one another by being at peace, honoring, and forgiving each other, highlighting the necessity of embodying love to stand out in a love-starved world.
00:00:00 Introduction to Part Nine of What Love Does
Good morning. Welcome to Victoria’s Faith. I’m Cherry Campbell. This morning, I’m going to continue sharing with you the two message series that I preached in two of our Victoria’s Faith services called What Love Does. This is a very practical, insightful how-to lesson on how to walk in love. It is so very important for every Christian to develop the love walk as we have been taught in Scripture. So join me now in our live service for part nine of this lesson called What Love Does. All men will know you are my disciples because you love one another. Not because you carry a Bible under your arm, but you act rude. Not because you always talk about Jesus and yet you go gossip and slander. No, because you love and then you will be set apart from the rest because love really is different than the world. right? Love is what sets us apart from the rest. And the sad thing is that so many Christians are not developed in this, that there’s so much of the criticism, slander, gossip, and not standing with one another that we don’t look any different. But if we really would just show love and it’s like, that would so stand out from the world where there is no love, that would really be a difference and we would be set apart. So we are known to, When we love one another, Romans 13, let no debt remain outstanding except the continuing debt to love one another. Scriptural exhortations, how to love your brothers or to love one another. And basically what this is, it’s a list of one another scriptures. One another scriptures. So scriptures, I looked up the phrase one another in the new Testament. These are scriptures about one another. What do we do with one another for one another? Be at peace with, and sometimes it says each other, be at peace with each other or be at peace with one another. Mark nine 50 be devoted to one another. Romans 12, 10. Honor one another above yourselves. Romans 12, 10. Stop passing judgment on one another. Romans 14, 13. Accept one another. Romans 15, 7. Instruct one another. Romans 15, 14. Greet one another with a holy kiss. Ooh, that’s nice, right? Or let’s say with a hug. with a handshake, or with a kind word. All right? So greet one another. In other words, be friendly. Nobody smiled or laughed at that. I thought you’d get a kick out of that. Holy kiss. All right. I got to laugh finally. All right. Romans 16, 16. But that’s be greeting one another. Be friendly. That’s why we take time to greet one another in a service. Serve one another in love. Galatians 5, 13. Carry each other’s or one another’s burdens. Galatians 6, 2. Be patient, bearing with one another in love. Be kind and compassionate to one another, Ephesians 4.32. Forgive each other, Ephesians 4.32. Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, Ephesians 5.19. Now that’s an interesting one. Come in and say, hello, how are you today? No, that’s not what it means. That’s not a spiritual song. Okay, never mind that. But I believe it means speak words of edification, exhortation, and comfort. That’s actually what simple prophecy is. The Bible says simple prophecy is edification, exhortation, and comfort. Another word you can add is encouragement. So I think of that when it says speak to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, they’re actually words of comfort and edification, exhortation, and encouragement. That’s what I think of when it says speak to one another. Ephesians 5, 19. Then submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5, 21. Submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ. You know, people have emphasized. Let me mention this. I’m going to take a moment on Ephesians chapter 5. Wives, submit to your husbands. Husbands love your wives as Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her. So there’s two commands there. Husbands love your wives as Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her. That means the man is supposed to actually sacrifice himself for her. Give himself up for her. Just like Christ died and gave himself up for the church. So many times you hear the emphasis on wives submit, wives submit, wives submit. There needs to be equal emphasis on husbands die for your wife. Give yourself up for her. Lay down your life for her. Your preferences, your wills. All of it is husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. But What I also wanted to point out is there’s been an error in even some traditional wedding vows and a misquote of scripture. When in wedding vows and the old, I don’t think people do it so much today, but traditional old fashioned wedding vows to love and obey wives, love and obey. Obey isn’t in the Bible. It’s a misquote. The Bible doesn’t say wives obey your husband. It says submit. They are not the same because at the next section under chapter Ephesians 5 is children obey your parents. For a wife to obey her husband puts her in the same category on the same level as the child. Children obey your parents. Wife obey your husband. She’s no different than a child. And yet that’s not true. That’s not right. She is not told the same command that a child is command. A child is commanded to obey. Just do what they say. A wife is not told to obey. Each time it talks about the wife, it says wives submit. And submission is not the same as obedience. I’m pointing this out because it says submit to one another. Well, it’s not saying obey each other all the time. Think about it. It’s not saying obey everybody else. Do what everybody else tells you to do. It’s using the same word submit. And submission is not the same as obedience. What is submission? Let me tell you. It means yielding your will. Yielding your will. To the will of another. Giving way to. Giving preference to. And here in America. When you’re driving. Once in a while we see the upside down red triangle. It’s called the yield sign. And what does that mean? You’re supposed to yield to the other vehicles. They get the right of way. When I was in Australia. They have a similar sign. But it just says give way. Give way. I like that. It’s very clear. Give way to them. Let them take the lead. Let them go first. Let them have priority. Yield to them. Give way to them. Put yourself behind them. Think of that as the yield sign. That’s submission. Submission. So a wife is to give way to her husband, is to give him preference and priority to go first. That’s why he’s the head. And for her to come behind, to support, hold him up in prayer. It is not saying just obey and that means do whatever he says. But it’s submitting yourself below his authority and letting him take charge and lead. And, of course, if he’s a fool, you are really in a dangerous spot. Pray for him. There have been many a crash. But that’s another issue. I’m talking about what does submit mean? And that’s why it says submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. In other words, you’re not supposed to demand your own way. Me first, my way. It’s give way, yield, give priority and preference to the other. It’s very similar to honor the other above yourself. That’s what it means. And that’s what a wife is told to do. Submit to your husband. Give him preference, priority, follow. And it’s like honor. Put him first. And yet… The scriptures submit to one another is for every Christian also. So it actually, let me show you this Ephesians. Let’s go to Ephesians real quickly. And let me just show you this because I want you to see it in your own Bible in the sequence that it is written. I don’t want to just tell you what I was going to say. I want you to see it with your own eyes. because this is also a good marriage counseling lesson, how to have a happy marriage. Look at this. Now, first of all, let me show you Ephesians chapter six, verse one, children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right. That word obey is not used ever, ever in the scripture regarding wives to their husbands, right? Each time the instruction to the wife is submit, but look at, this is what we have here in our notes. Letter N, submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Ephesians 5, 21. So look at your Bible. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. So that’s every Christian. Just yield to others. Don’t demand your own way. Give preference and priority to others. And then the next verse, verse 22, wives submit to your husbands to the Lord. Everybody submit to one another and wives submit to your husbands. Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. In other words, died to himself for her. So in other words, that is also a giving preference. You could say husbands are also in the command included in the command in verse 21. submit to one another would also include husbands to their wives. Not that he’s not supposed to take the lead, but he’s not supposed to be demanding and forceful and harsh and always my way, my way, my way, because that all has to do with selfishness and pride. And those are the characteristics of the flesh that need to be killed and crucified. Love is always preferring the other. What you just heard was part nine of a two message series that I preached in two of our victorious faith services called What Love Does. And if you want to listen to this message again or download the notes or share it with a friend, you can go to my YouTube channel, which is under my name, Cherry Campbell, C-H-E-R-R-I Campbell, C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L. And there in the top category called radio broadcasts, you will see this message called what love does. And if you click on the video, then in the description box below the video, you will see the link to download the notes. Now join me again tomorrow as we will continue this lesson. And remember, God loves you. You’re blessed and honey favored by the Lord.
