Will we be known for our love for lost souls? “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15).
Will we be known for having strong elders who watch for souls? “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood” (Acts 20:28).
Will we be known for having deacons who serve? “For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus” (I Timothy 3:13).
Will we be known for our generous giving? “God loveth a cheerful giver” (II Corinthians 9:7).
Will we be known for our brotherly love? “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another” (John 13:35).
Will we be known for our friendliness and hospitality? “I am a companion of all them that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts” (Psalm 119:63).
Will we be known for speaking the truth boldly but lovingly? “Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John,...they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).
Will we be known for defending the truth when it is under attack? “I am set for the defence of the gospel” (Philippians 1:17).
Will we be known for Christian living on the part of every member? “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ” (Philippians 1:27).
Will we be known for helping the needy? “Let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith” (Galatians 6:10).

While our primary desire is to glorify God, others will see us and be brought nearer to Him through our efforts (Matthew 5:13-16). If we fail to exhibit the qualities just mentioned, the very real possibility exists that God will not “know” us on the day of judgment (Matthew 25:31-46).

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