Because Jesus Christ has instituted and sealed this love relationship with us, his former enemies, we are able to navigate the world in the same manner as our Lord. Only when we embody a bold gentleness will our outraged world begin to notice that we are distinctly his disciples (John 17:1–26). When we do this, and only when we do this, an outraged world stops identifying Christians as a core part of the problem, and instead begins believing that Christians are a most necessary part of the solution.
