Despite all the denominational distinctions I've come across along the way, for the life of me, I cannot find any other litmus test Jesus insisted upon to authenticate his followers except love. This was unsettling when I realized that despite knowing Greek and Hebrew and the boxes in my attic filled with hundreds of my sermons on tape telling others how to be a Christian, I wasn't very loving. Winston Churchill cautioned, "However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the results". My version of Christianity wasn't making me much like Jesus.
From Divine Nobodies by Jim Palmer
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What We Lost When the Gospel Was Severed from Justice
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[image: What if we're missing the Gospel Jesus preached?]
It may not have been intentional, but it is a great loss, nonetheless. The
Bible is full of God...
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