“For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.”
If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them — the three credit (charis, grace) questions expose the inadequacy of reciprocal love. Loving those who love you is the standard of the social exchange economy — everyone does it, including sinners. The kingdom's love exceeds the reciprocity principle because it extends to those who do not and will not love back.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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