Paul said in Romans, “Let love be without dissimulation” (Rom 12:9a). According to webster.com, the word ‘dissimulation’ means ‘to hide under a false appearance. Our love should be sincere; without false pretense. The implication is that our love to one another or God can be insincere, in whole or in part, and we must look for those times when that temptation may come upon us.
You’ve probably seen the t-shirt that says, ‘Sorry I’m late, I didn’t want to come’. When I first saw it, it made me think of the times I’ve gone to events with friends or family, where I was less than enthusiastic about being there, or was even inwardly grudging, but I didn’t let that stop me from being pleasant. To the point that most likely assumed I was actually happy to be there. That’s not love without dissimulation. But it is part of the natural desires (or lack thereof) of the flesh, and we’ve all experienced it. Sometimes it may even be in our church attendance or other type of fellowship.
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The same goes for our attention and focus on the brethren. If we don’t prefer the brethren to those who aren’t brethren, then perhaps we don’t love the body of Christ as He did. Remember Jesus said, “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you” (Jn 5:12). It’s hard to make a claim that our love to each other or God is sincere if we don’t desire to be with the brethren, or are lazy, or not fervent. These are indications our love has room to grow so that it is without dissimulation –at all times. And of course our love toward the brethren reflects directly on our love towards God, because John asks, “… he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1Jn 4:20b). Let’s work to have an unfeigned faith (1Tim1:5). –Matt Johnson