A Faithful Bride

When public opinion becomes the basis for morality, a culture is broken. When Christians base their morality on love alone apart from the truth found in Scripture, the church is broken. The deification of man's opinion, even if the man is me, is spiritual adultery. Though we may call our choices--our words, "loving"--they are not. Loving God with all my heart is action--obedience. "If you love Me, keep My commandments," is the Bridgegroom's wooing of His bride. To not respond with the "yes" of loving obedience--in word and deed--is unfaithfulness, a betrayal of the God who so loved the world. For the Christian to respond with self-aggrandizing disobedience makes a mockery of grace--of the cross where Perfect Love died for the sins of the world--for my sins.

I cannot control public opinion.

I can by the Spirit's power love my Bridegroom with a life of obedience--a life of faithful love to His commandments--which, by the way, are not burdensome to genuine, committed love. "Love the Lord, God, with all your heart, and soul, and mind, and strength. Be a pure and faithful bride.