Are you willing to put your life on the line for someone you love? Our very perception of the love of God toward us is the fact that Jesus laid His life down for us, and so we ought to lay our life down for the brethren. It’s difficult to know for sure what we would do until the situation actually arises, but here is a good test: are you willing to lay down this world’s goods for the need of someone else? If we can’t even give of the stuff we have out of compassion for another, how can we seriously expect to lay down our life for others?1 John