“Whoever does not love
does not know God, for God is love.” You would think the church could get this
right since the command to love God and one another is the foundation of our
faith. Some say the reason the church is in decline today is because those on
the outside have finally figured out that the petty jealousies and judgmental
attitudes that have come to characterize so many Christian communions are a
direct contradiction of the teaching of Jesus. Individual Christians and whole
communities elevate their particular doctrines or preferences to the denial of
the one law that is in fact binding. Even Unitarians fight over doctrine for
God’s sake! But “the commandment we
have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters
also.” So what can we do that we have not done already? Maybe we should stop
doing what we've been doing and learn the lesson of love so that “as he is, so
we (will be) in this world. I know it is passé now but for all the hype around
WWJD bracelets and bumper stickers but there was only one answer to the question
What Would Jesus Do? LOVE.
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