The Bible is a radical book.  St. Paul only needed eight verses at the end of Romans 12 to show us just how counter-cultural is the calling of the Christian.  He tells us to love the stranger, to love the lowly, and even to love our enemy.  Who does that?  Our culture tells us that strangers aren’t safe, the lowly are beneath us, and to get even with our enemies.  Paul’s ethic reflects the heart of the Gospel.  Where would we be if Jesus hadn’t loved us when we were lowly strangers and enemies of God?