Christian Love - 1433 Words

Christian Love—One Step Beyond (Podcast) John H. Hampsch, C.M.F. Just before the Korean War some Communist rebels in a Korean town murdered a young Christian who was a YMCA secretary—an instance of Proverbs 29:10: Bloodthirsty men seek to kill the upright. At the trial, the father of the slain boy, a minister, asked the judge to spare the life of the young cutthroat leader, and to be permitted to adopt him as his son, to replace the son that was murdered. As a result of this extra measure of forgiving love, the young Communist and all of his living relatives were converted to Christianity. What is the source of such heroic love? The answer is found in the very command to love with the extra measure, in the words I say to†¦show more content†¦The bounty of his spirit overflowed the narrow boundaries of race and nationality, of class and traditional prejudice (see Col. 3:11). Mary Magdalene, as mentioned in all four gospels, exercised the extra measure of love in anointing Jesus with a most expensive perfume, even breaking the precious alabaster container to expend its total contents on her beloved. The objections of Judas and other shriveled souls present could not understand loves reckless generosity. Christs extra measure principle stands enshrined in these and similar stories and parables in the pages of Gods word. Our task is to enshrine it in our hearts: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, says Paul (Col. 3: 16). Love must not be merely rhapsodized; it must be lived. Hence, Paul urges the Ephesians, Be very careful how you live, making the most of every opportunity (Eph. 5:17). Imagine a rifle marksman with excellent aim who never pulls the trigger, or a skilled bowman who never releases the arrow. Admiring the Christian ideal without practicing it is like aiming but never shooting. 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