Christian Love Casts Out Cockeyed Priorities

by Tony Rossi
Register correspondent
Monday, May 03, 2010

“The problem with faith ... is it kind of screws up your priorities. Your priorities shouldn’t be about saving your own (butt), which is the focus of Christianity.” So says Bill (Religulous) Maher in a recent edition of Newsweek magazine. Is he right?

Of course we Christians do want our souls saved so we can spend eternity in heaven. The concept Maher ignores, however, is that we save ourselves by losing ourselves. It’s a fundamental biblical principle that we’re all called to love both God and each other. And love by its very nature is other-centered, not self-centered.

Christians live out the self-emptying, sacrificial nature of love every day in countless ways. As the host of the “Christopher Closeup” radio show and podcast, I’m often inspired and amazed by the examples I hear. Two in particular came to mind when I read Maher’s statement. the rest