The Benefits of Loving Your Neighbor

An important aspect of loving our neighbor is to care for those who are needy, which includes the fatherless, orphans, widows and those in prison. In Matthew 25, a deciding factor in whether we’re considered a sheep or a goat, is to make sure we don’t neglect those around us. Are we developing a genuine love for our neighbor, as Christ did?

Doug Wendt pastors the United Church of God congregations in Tampa, Ocala and St. Petersburg, Florida.