Reflections on the Great Commandment

The Great Commandment exists in three forms== Listed as separate commandments. The first is listed in Deuteronomy 6:5 ("You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might."), while the second part is in Leviticus 19:18 ("you shall love your neighbor as yourself"). Listed …

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Loving Thy Neighbor in a Different Culture

Read two things recently regarding Christian ministry in Buddhist countries. One was an interview one of my students had with a devout Buddhist from his own country. This person was fairly familiar with basic Christian doctrines and many of the differences between Christianity and Buddhism. When my student asked her about what she thought about …

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