The person for whom Jesus died

This came from a blog post I stumbled across. It is a very powerful reminder about how Jesus expects us to treat each other.

I Corinthians 8:11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. (ESV)

Who are we? We are the persons for whom Jesus died.

How do I view another Christian? As one thing: The person for whom Jesus died.

What measures all my actions towards another Christian? This is a person for whom Christ died.

What determines the definition of love as I will express it for brothers and sisters? This is the person for whom Jesus died.

What goes BEFORE anything our denominations have to say about one another? This is a person for whom Jesus Christ died.

Why do I have a place at the Lord’s Table? Because I am a person for whom Jesus died.

What is the foundation of every invitation from God and from his people? This is a person for whom Christ died.

Who am I? I am the person for whom Jesus died.

Who is God? He is Jesus Christ who died for me.

What is the Gospel? God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, by dying for you and for me. Believe this Good News and be found and loved by this God, along with all others for whom he died.

What comforts me in life and in death? That God loves me/the world so much, that Jesus died for me/the world.