It struck me quite forcefully this morning in my Scripture time that the whole Bible--from Genesis to Revelations inclusive--can be condensed down into ONE COMMANDMENT:
"THOU SHALT LOVE!"
And, secondly, that there is only one true evidence of our "lovingness"--our orientation towards our "enemies."
And, thirdly, for the first time i REALLY understood Luther's injunction: "Love, and do what you will."
i used to be very negative to this quote, thinking that it meant that we were "eternally secure" and that our actions did not figure into the equation.
Now, i see quite clearly--PRAISE GOD!--that if we are Loving as we are told to be, we CANNOT SIN.
St. John's First Epistle is GLORIOUS in this regard!
"THOU SHALT LOVE!"
And, secondly, that there is only one true evidence of our "lovingness"--our orientation towards our "enemies."
And, thirdly, for the first time i REALLY understood Luther's injunction: "Love, and do what you will."
i used to be very negative to this quote, thinking that it meant that we were "eternally secure" and that our actions did not figure into the equation.
Now, i see quite clearly--PRAISE GOD!--that if we are Loving as we are told to be, we CANNOT SIN.
St. John's First Epistle is GLORIOUS in this regard!
