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Your Question:
How do we prioritize love when the world is against us?
Answer:
As a pastor, I've seen many people struggle with prioritizing love in their lives. The Bible teaches us that there is a hierarchy of love, where our love for God takes precedence over our love for others and ourselves. This means that when our love for God and others come into conflict, we must prioritize our love for God. For example, if our love for our family or friends would lead us to compromise our faith, we must yield to our love for God. In my experience, this can be a difficult and painful process. As a husband and father, I love my wife and children deeply, but I also know that my love for them must be secondary to my love for God. When we prioritize our love for God, we are able to love others in a more selfless and sacrificial way. This means putting their needs before our own and being willing to make difficult choices for the sake of their well-being. Ultimately, our ability to love others comes from God, not from ourselves. As the Bible says, "No one has greater love than this, that someone lay down their life for their friends" (John 15:13). This kind of love is not just a feeling, but a commitment to put the needs of others before our own. As a pastor, I encourage my congregation to prioritize their love for God and to seek to love others in a way that is consistent with God's command to "love your neighbor as yourself" (Mark 12:31).
Sources:
biblical critical theory
christopher watkin
introduction biblical ethics
robertson mcquilkin
right thinking in age of chaos
john macarthur
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