“Already in the Old Testament, God’s love for Israel had been compared to the marital bond (Isa 62:5; Jer 2–3; Ezek 16; Hos 1–3), but here that imagery becomes Christologically specific. It is the love of Christ for the church,… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“Loving your enemy. Doing good things for evil people. Never taking vengeance. Responding to violence with nonviolent love—even if it brings suffering. These are… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“for Christians, not every passage in the Bible is equally prescriptive or determinative for a Christian ethical life. Rather, the Old Testament must be read in light of the New, the Mosaic legislation must be read in light of its fulfillment in Christ (Rom 10:4), and so on. The point is simply that one must look for Scripture’s Christological center… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share
“the most visible form of Jesus’s not-of-this-world kingdom is the radical, head-turning love of one’s enemies, even (or especially) when we are suffering at… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“describing singleness as “a rare calling,” which is neither a common position in Christian history (at best we may say that most Protestants in… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“genuine relationships are always the best place to start as we seek to integrate our ethical views in the daily life of ministry.” — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“we cannot imagine existing in our culture without the haven of an erotic partnership because our capacity to belong together in more chaste ways… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“The Incarnate One is truly human as well as truly divine, and so properly spoken of as our friend and brother as well as… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“When we buy into the American narrative that focuses on “flesh-and-blood enemies,” we are spraying the tip of the flames, not the source of the fire. America could nuke the entire Middle East, and Satan would walk away untouched. China or Iran could conquer America, and God’s kingdom wouldn’t feel a thing. As long as we pray, love, suffer, and… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share
“the New Testament highlights Jesus’s nonviolent response to violence as a pattern to follow more than any other aspect of His ministry.” — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“The New Testament is ubiquitously clear: don’t retaliate with evil for evil; do good to those who hate you; embrace your enemy with a… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“Augustine suggests that in the mutual submission and self-surrender of marriage, and in the openness of the marriage relationship to children, with the demands… — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
“rather than perceived effectiveness motivates our response to evil.” — Preston Sprinkle Copy Share Image
