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YO CHRISTIAN, HOW YOU DOIN’ WITH LOVING YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF?

This is not a test or a trick question. To the contrary, it is an existential question for every Christian to answer — today

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I am a Christian. I am a sinner. I am unexceptional — not a prophet, scholar, or spiritual guru. I have fallen away from my faith numerous times. If you read any of my Medium stories, you’ll see I’m often drifting in a parallel universe. I live every day by the mercy and grace of God. I find truth, comfort, and reassurance in the .

I can be a as I pray and search for answers to difficult questions.

Part of the salve for my humanity comes from a desire to understand Biblical history and language in context. The New Testament, originally written in Greek, does not always translate well into English, particularly with respect to imagery and nuance. Take, for example, the many types of .

Decoupling culture and politics from the Bible

Our modern cultural and political mindsets unduly influence many Christians to stray from the and adopt narratives of Christianity blanketed in fogs of…