Love in the World
We live in an unbelieving World. As Christians, we are called upon to salt and light in a world that Paul descibes as "crooked and perverse" (Philippians 3:15)
In orderto do so, however, we must change the way we think and act. Paul put it this way, "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect" (Romans 12:2)
It is even better to be positive, to bless, to do good, to seek peace, and to serve and convert our enemy, because if we thus repay good for evil, we reduce the
amount of evil in the world, while at the same time increasing the amount of good. To repay evil for evil is to be overcome by it; to repay good for evil is to
overcome evil with good. This is the way of our Lord.