What role does love play in our taking the message of Jesus to the world? How does love relate to our calling as apologists – as those who are to give an answer in defence of the gospel?
In considering our apologetic task, we must acknowledge the inescapable unity between the message and the messenger. If my speech doesn’t flow out of a heart transformed by the love of Christ (i.e. “Christ now lives in me” – Galatians 2:20), then no matter what I say, my words will be meaningless.
Never was it more apparent than in Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, chapter 13. This passage is popularly read as a text at weddings in modern times.
To the Corinthians, Paul wanted to make clear the indivisible relationship between the gospel (the “message”) and the Christian (the “medium”).
These verses are worth reflecting on for all of Christian living and deserve our special attention as we consider our role as apologists.
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