Real Love Is More Than "What's In It For Me?"

If you think you love someone and yet your basic inclination toward the person is: what can he/she do for me?  There’s a good possibility it is not real love you are experiencing.  When we really love a person that love will often involve some measure of service and sacrifice on our part.  

Why He Doesn't Go To Church

I read a blog a couple of weeks ago in which a fairly well-known Christian author wrote about choosing not to attend church services very often.  The reasons he gave for not going to church primarily had to do with himself and whether or not church provided a benefit to him.  He had determined that it was not enough of a benefit so he does not attend church very often.

Obviously, it’s a good thing for participation in church to have some benefit.  I understand how that would be an issue for everyone who attends church.  It’s pretty hard to argue with that point.  However, our participation in a church is not just about whether there is something in it for us.  It is also about God and gathering with other believers to worship Him.  It is also about our encouragement of others and our service to others.

A Christian faith primarily focused on “what’s-in-it-for-me?” is not what I find when I read the Bible attempting to understand what the church is all about.