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Why is loving your neighbor essential to eternal life?
The command to love your neighbor is central to God’s MISSION for his PEOPLE.
The MISSION of God’s PEOPLE is to restore his blessing to the world.
God’s blessing is the FRUITFUL, HARMONIOUS REIGN of humanity on Earth.
God restores his blessing by sending his people out among the nations to LOVE their NEIGHBORS.
Jesus came to create a people capable of FULFILLING this MISSION.
Neighboring in Antioch
Antioch was extremely CROWDED
Antioch was extremely DIVERSE:
Syrians
Greeks
Macedonians
Cretans
Cypriotes
Argives
Heralkeidae
Athenians
Jews
Romans
Gauls
Germans
Antioch was extremely DANGEROUS.
Life expectancy was 30 years
People were constantly immigrating to the city
No one knew each other, so crime was rampant
Ethnic riots were commonplace
Antioch averaged a catastrophic crisis every 15 years
Conquered by enemies 11 times
Plundered and sacked 5 of those 11 times
Besieged two other times
Burned down four times
Six major city-wide riots
Hundreds of earthquakes, 8 of which destroyed the whole city burned
Three killer epidemics that killed at least 25% of the population
Five serious famines
These were the places where Paul preached the Gospel of RECONCILIATION and LOVE.
By practicing that Gospel, Christians CHANGED the Roman Empire FOREVER.
Loving Your Neighbor
Following Christ is not about OBEYING laws, but pursuing a MISSION.
Our mission is to restore the BLESSINGS of God to the WORLD.
Your part of that mission is to LOVE your NEIGHBOR.
Challenge:
Learn your neighbor’s names.
Consider: what are the ISSUES in our community?
How can the Gospel ANSWER them?
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