Such a Pauline reflection. Especially in your point that the people we're inclined to hate are precisely "the world" that God "so loved" and for whom "Christ died once for all." We always start from the assumption that it's *us* for whom Christ died, but we probably would be better off stating that it is *them* (whoever *they* might be for us) that Christ died for, so that we correctly grasp the astonishing limitlessness of God's grace.
I might need to make this daily prayer: "I would rather see them redeemed than destroyed."
Me too!
Such a Pauline reflection. Especially in your point that the people we're inclined to hate are precisely "the world" that God "so loved" and for whom "Christ died once for all." We always start from the assumption that it's *us* for whom Christ died, but we probably would be better off stating that it is *them* (whoever *they* might be for us) that Christ died for, so that we correctly grasp the astonishing limitlessness of God's grace.
This is SO GOOD, Amy. Thank you for writing it. God bless you, Sister!
Thanks for reading and for the encouragement!
Thanks for reading!