Ephesians 5:2–"And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
This is, in many ways, one of the central tenets of the Christian lifestyle. It would be a magnificent thing for Christians to take this exhortation as seriously as it is given. But if we were being honest with ourselves, how many of us could agree that we actually do live and love like Christ? Or even more severely, how many of us truly give ourselves up for those we love?
But this is precisely the sort of love that Paul is calling Christians to exhibit. He is prescribing to us much more than a different perspective; he is putting forward another lifestyle, a distinctly Christian lifestyle.
This lifestyle can be reduced, as Paul so easily confers, is this:
Walk in love.
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