"When it is love that overturns and redirects your life, how can one not become loving? When light leads you out of darkness, how can you not be a person of the light?

"Enough of this 'Personal Profile' Christianity You know what I mean: Go find the crummiest, nastiest, most curmudgeon-spirited person on social media, or in the comments section, or who attends your annual HOA meeting. He or she will have a 'saved by grace' declaration in their social media profile; a 'I Love Jesus, Yes I Do, How About You' banner blazoned across the screen; and they will be wearing a 'Too Blessed to be Stressed' T-shirt. And 9 out of 10 times, that will be the meanest person in the whole room. 

"These are exactly as Paul would describe them years later to Timothy: 'They are unloving and unforgiving; they slander others and have no self-control. They are cruel and hateful; reckless, and puffed up with pride. They act religious, but they will reject the power that could make them godly. Stay away from people like that!' They have not had a spiritual awakening sourced in the redeeming love of God. They are simply using Jesus as mascot - not a model to follow."