“”The church is to be a loving church in a dying culture. How, then, is the dying culture going to consider us? Jesus says, “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” In the midst of the world, in the midst of our present culture, Jesus is giving a right to the world. Upon His authority He gives the world the right to judge whether you and I are born-again Christians on the basis of our observable love toward all Christians.”
— Francis A. Schaeffer, The Mark of The Christian, quoting John 13:34-35
That’s quite interesting. What happens in time of war to this “love toward all Christians”?
I'm more interested to hear your thoughts re my first and second suggestions, i.e. identifying "trump cards" and "outermost circles". What are yours?