tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post114713920641064604..comments2024-02-10T08:46:51.419-05:00Comments on Rude Armchair Theology: Maggi Dawn on love "vs." doctrineMike Croghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18099387827886541138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post-1147276003695066682006-05-10T11:46:00.000-04:002006-05-10T11:46:00.000-04:00Hey, Steve, thanks for the important cautionary no...Hey, Steve, thanks for the important cautionary note. You're right. If love is so central to our faith (and I really don't think you'll find many Christians claiming it isn't, at least in theory), then where is our deep theology on just what "love" means, in important biblical contexts like the New Commandment in John and the Great Commandment in the synoptics? (That's a rhetorical question, because I know there are some excellent theologies out there, but it's also a practical question 'cause I bet you can direct me to one or two. I've yet to read Dallas Willard's <I>Renovation of the Heart</I>, for example, but I bet it addresses this subject.)Mike Croghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099387827886541138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post-1147274414169804732006-05-10T11:20:00.000-04:002006-05-10T11:20:00.000-04:00having heard now hundreds of "its all about love" ...having heard now hundreds of "its all about love" sermons i have to sound a word of caution everytime i see love being lifted up above all else. mainly because our working definition of love is so weak in western/nothern culture. there are times when loving someone means saying no or holding them accountable to the light of Christ.<BR/><BR/>i agree however that spewing venom is never the means to the end of love. thanks for the link, i'll read on.spankeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13255755818094635488noreply@blogger.com