The Future of Everything - Week 5
Often, during the Christmas Season, we are surrounded by those we love the most. And there’s something beautiful about that. But. If love is the highest Christian ethic, and loving everyone is the way that CHrist loved, then that’s a good deal more difficult. Jay Kim speaks about two ends of the spectrum of people who are challenging to love: one because it’s easy to forget about them (namely, the global poor and those in need) and the other because we don’t WANT to love them (our enemies).
A large part of the book of 1 Thessalonians is Paul encouraging the early Christians to keep becoming more like Jesus. This is sometimes called sanctification, and, as Paul explains, it’s both something we do, and something God does: or put another way, it’s a work of God that we (can) participate in. Paul’s advice is about sex, generosity and work - and his guidance is just as helpful today.
