WHY DOES CHRISTIANITY EMPHASIZE NOT SINNING OVER SPREADING GOD'S LOVE
As a social psychologist and a recovering Roman Catholic, I am always concerned that so much Christian preaching is about not sinning , "Thou shalt not" to please God. Moreover, in emphasizing sin, the churches also emphasize judging someone because of sin. That raises at least two flags for me. Let us look at God's greatest commandments: ******************************************************************************** 1. “36 Master, which is the greatest commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said to him: THOU SHALT love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, and with thy whole soul, and with thy whole mind. 38 This is the greatest and the first commandment. 39 And the second is like to this: THOU SHALT love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS DEPENDETH THE WHOLE LAW AND THE PROPHETS .” Matthew 22:36 – 40 ******************************************************************************** Notice that unlike the "Old Testament (the old covenan...
