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Hospitality
is well on its way out. But understanding what
hospitality is-and isn't-may help you recapture the
spirit of hospitality. |
Yet throughout the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, hospitality is a frequent underlying theme.
Abraham rushed to make preparations to feed God's messengers (Genesis 18:1-8). In Leviticus 19 God gave specific instructions regarding foreigners and how to make them welcome. Paul and Peter, in the New Testament, also gave instructions on hospitality. Paul wrote to the church at Rome and encouraged the disciples there to practice hospitality as part of their Christian way of life. He instructed Titus to consider whether a man was hospitable or not before ordaining him. Peter went so far as to say that we should offer hospitality to each other without grumbling. To top that, Paul wrote that we should even feed our enemies!
Christ Himself set us a beautiful example of hospitality. On two occasions He looked out for other than just people's spiritual needs, concerning Himself with their physical necessities as well. He fed the multitudes with the loaves and fishes. Besides being their teacher, he was their host.
Jesus further emphasized this principle when He washed His disciples' feet. He was teaching them, by His own example, to serve. Hospitality is an act of service.
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