The Future of Everything - Week 7
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).
It is easy to drift into ambivalence, even about matters of primary importance. In the final chapter of 1 Thessalonians, Paul urges the early Christians against living a spiritually apathetic or lazy or numbed-out life, urging instead watchfulness and preparation. Paul even uses war-time metaphors, saying that just as soldiers have helmets and shields, Christians have to practice faith, hope and love to prepare for their battle.
