<p>In this episode Jake, Matt, and Sam dig deeper into 1 John 2:7-11 and the love test: the claim to “walk in the light” must be matched by a real, Christ-shaped love for others. But the tension is that both the Bible and the world talk about love—often with very different definitions. This episode helps clarify what Christian love actually is, why it’s inseparable from truth, and how love isn’t something believers merely try harder to produce—it’s something we reflect because we’ve first been loved by Christ.</p> <p>Highlights from the message:</p> <ul> <li>Main Point: Receive the love of Christ to reflect the love of Christ.</li> <li>The love test: Claiming to be “in the light” while hating a brother exposes a disconnect—“still in darkness.”</li> <li>Old commandment / new commandment: Not new in existence (“love one another”), but new in quality—love as Jesus loved (John 13:34).</li> <li>Love and truth belong together: The world often defines love as affirmation or feeling, but b...