When we are intentional about making room in our lives for people who think differently than we do, it can help us become the answer to that prayer by reminding us of all that we have in common with our fellow Christians.
When we are intentional about making room in our lives for people who think differently than we do, it can help us become the answer to that prayer by reminding us of all that we have in common with our fellow Christians.
While God loves us and wants to bless us (cf. Ephesians 2:4–5), he cannot love us and bless that which harms us.
The only remedy for the sinful human heart is one illustrated by the hostages-for-prisoners exchanges over the weekend: trading the innocent for the guilty to free the latter through the suffering of the former.
I say all of that to say this: an excellent test of character is to see how sacrificially we serve others when such service does not benefit us personally.
When we truly love our Lord, we love our neighbors as ourselves (Matthew 22:37–39). People take precedence over politics.
Christians claim that our message leads people to become a “new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17).