{"id":97075,"date":"2026-08-04T10:55:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:55:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?p=97075"},"modified":"2026-08-04T10:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:56:20","slug":"loving-god-leads-to-loving-your-neighbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/loving-god-leads-to-loving-your-neighbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Loving God Leads to Loving Your Neighbor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

“Again and again the message of the Old Testament is that if you choose the wrong gods you will end in social decay. Biblical monotheism, far from an abstract creed, affirms that only when God is properly honored will society be just and compassionate. Modern western society, reaping the fruit of two centuries of systematically excluding the living God from all practical public relevance, is now plagued by the loss of family stability, respect for property, social compassion, sexual integrity, and the sanctity of life. Those who will not love God soon find it irksome (or uneconomical) to love their neighbors.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christopher J.H. Wright on Deuteronomy 27.15-28<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Again and again the message of the Old Testament is that if you choose the wrong gods you will end in social decay. Biblical monotheism, far from an abstract creed, affirms that only when God is properly honored will society be just and compassionate. 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