We make Christian living so difficult. We discuss many details and argue over translations or proper interpretations of the original Hebrew or Greek. All of those discussions are fine in their place, but when it comes to just every day living out of the gospel, these discussions seem disconnected to our realities. As a result, we know the three Greek words used to convey different levels of love, but we don't know how to love the knucklehead we work with.
Christ spelled it out where anyone can understand it in Matthew 22:39. He was asked which of the commandments was the most important. (Another theoretical theological discussion topic.) Christ just cut to the chase by saying " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."
All of Christian living is contained in this one paragraph. I'll talk more about this tomorrow.
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