There is a love that does not merely warm the heart but seizes the will. There is a love that does not merely inspire emotion but compels direction. It is the love of Christ — and according to the apostle Paul, this love constrains us. It presses upon us. It leaves us no alternative but to live differently, to value differently, to spend ourselves differently than the world around us does. Until this love takes hold of a person’s spirit, Christianity remains a religious activ
