Jesus himself said that the way the world will know who we are, and ultimately who he is, is by the way that we love each other. The task we have at hand as Christians is very simple: love God and love people. We lose this raw truth in our church services and youth rallies and songs and righteous lives. We're more concerned with keeping our nose clean that getting into the trenches and riding out the hard times with people.
In preparing to go to Australia, I've looked at how sharing my faith will be different in Australia's culture. I've thought about different paradigms that I will encounter. BUT, this message of love is cross-cultural. I'm not sure, but maybe this is why Jesus CHOSE to use it! He knew that love looked the same in every tribe, tongue and nation; and that it was HIS love that would unite all of them. Why can't we just tell people how much Jesus loves them?
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