Nov
08
2008
Evangelistic Cross-Love
Cross-love is the primary, dynamic test of whether or not we have understood the gospel word and experienced its power. Not our doctrinal orthodoxy, as important as that is. Not our ingenious strategizing, as fascinating as that is. Not our commitment to preaching, as vital as that is. It is our cross-love for each other that proclaims the truth of the gospel to a watching and skeptical world. Our love for one another, to the extent that it imitates and conforms to the cross-love of Jesus for us, is evangelistic.
Tim Chester and Steve Timmis, Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community 
Categories: Quotes of the Week