"Do not just PRETEND to love others, REALLY LOVE them. Hate what is wrong, Hold fast to that which good. Love one another with brotherly affection, honor one another above yourself."
True love is what we all look for. We do want a PRETEND love. We want the REAL LOVE, the real thing! God knows what is in each persons heart and He knows if your love of others is REAL LOVE OR PRETEND LOVE. Others will know what is in your heart and true love will come out! You can not mock God and you should not mock people. When you wear a mask of love as the hypocrites do you will find that the mask will eventually come off and your acting will be over. The way you love your children is the way you should love others. That way you can hold fast to what is good. You will learn to honor one another and have genuine brotherly affection for them. Real love is true love!
If you love sincerely and hold fast to what is good then you will quite naturally hate that which is evil. You will come to loathe that which is ungodly and wicked. If you are pretending and your love is not real then you will be able to compromise your honor and your righteousness.
If your love for God is not real, He knows it and others will inevitably come to a knowledge of your hypocrisy to. True believer's can see through those who are insincere and pretending in the end. God will tell you at the time of judgement, to "depart from me, for I never knew you".
Those who really love will also do honor to one another. They will have genuine affection that will be apparent to those they love. NO PRETENDERS, REAL LOVE!
We are all part of one family, we are brothers and sisters in the Lord. We are all His children and as such we need to hold fast to that which is good for our family. Honor others before even yourself. Show honest and faithful affection and real love. Avoid those who have hatred in their hearts and are evil, for they have no real love in their hearts, they are just pretending!
The Lord will be delighted when we hear and then listen to His Word and obey His commandments. When we honor and love others we are Honoring and Loving God. No pretenders will pass this test. NO PRETENDERS, REAL LOVE!
