I know this is an old thread but it’s still as true today and worth bringing up again
I really do agree , in one sense as human beings there should be no divide because of nationality or colour etc. The only division is a spiritual one, for how can 2 walk together unless they be agreed and we must not be unequally yoked... for what does light have in common with darkness? Or the follower of Christ with the follower of Satan... it is this divide which saddens us all as believers and saddens God too. For He would that ALL men everywhere should come to know Him and He takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. For this cause we must love our enemies and do good to ALL men, who are made after the likeness of God Himself, even if we cannot unite with them in their lifestyle or beliefs.
Love love love is always the way for us to treat ALL people, even those who hate us.
But how can those who do not have God and His Spirit fully do this? For God is love! To reject Him is to reject Love. We must not demand nor expect that sort of love from a lost world. We should be pouring it out from the overflow of Gods love within us - a reliable well is usually dug very deep and does not wait to be filled from the dry ground around it ... rather it’s source is far deeper and it provides water for those who have none. This is our job
We who know God have no excuse, we must then be the example, of going the extra mile, of having the law of kindness on our tongue, of building others up and not tearing down, of gently correcting not sarcastically belittling, of putting the good of others before ourselves. We cannot do it without God. Praise the Lord He is working in is by His Spirit to will and to do His good pleasure, and He WILL complete that work in us. We are called to love one another so the world may Know what we say of Christ is true. Then they may want to come to taste this living water and see for Themselves.
Let’s keep encouraging and motivating one another into those good works God has for us to do
with love 💓