Lawless Love

"God is love." "Judge not." They may be the two most quoted phrases in the Bible, and two of the most misunderstood.

Somewhere along the way, the church traded God's love for the world's version: a love that accepts everything, expects nothing, and never says a word of correction. Jesus warned that in the last days, "because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold." Lawless love feels warm. It sounds kind. But it leaves sincere people comfortable in the very things that are ...