What does the Christian life ultimately come down to in our relationships?
The Christian life ultimately comes down to love—how much we love others. Love is the foundation of the whole Christian faith; it prompted Christ to go to the cross and to save us by believing. In marriage, with children, and with neighbors, it all boils down to how much we love them.
Les explains that love is the very foundation of the whole Christian faith. Love prompted Christ to go to the cross, and love prompted Him to save us by simply believing. The other side of the coin is that love is the predominating factor in the life of the believer. Whether it is in our marriage relationship, with our kids, or with our neighbors, it all boils down to how much we love them. He also stresses that while we hate the sin, we must love the sinner, and he admits his own shortfall in loving the unlovely as he should.