There’s something that’s been unsettling for quite a long time and it has to do with how we, as Christians, treat others. Political behavior is the symptom, but how we treat one another is the issue.
When Jesus gathered with His disciples for His final Passover celebration with them, when He sat down to His last supper with them before being arrested and tried and crucified, He said to His disciples, “Guys, I’m giving you new command. This command is going to supersede all the other commands. And this was His new command:
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. (John 13:34, NIV)
It was quite simple. “You are to love one another, but this isn’t one-way, this is two-way. You are to love one another as I have loved you.” And then, He tells us why:
By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
(John 13:35, NIV)
That means that we, as 21st Century followers of Jesus must do better. Rise Above explores how we can rise above the noise and follow Jesus better.