34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. 35 By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:34-35
Jesus was apparently prepared to start here...and so am I.
Jesus was apparently prepared to start here...and so am I.
Do you really think I am saying that being "nice" and loving people is bad? Certainly it is good. But "nice" and "loving people" are not the same as being a Christian. "Good" is not the same as being a Christian. I'm sure there are lots of loving and nice pagans in the world.
But do you really think young people turn away from church/Christianity because they have not been taught to love people? I think they are taught this constantly in church and youth camps, but that teaching is so generic and part of pretty much all religions that the yutes see no reason to connect to a religion that is the same as all others, or the same as just "doing good works" with no judgment and no need for a Redeemer.