06/05/2026
We spend so much time arguing about who has the right theology, the right denomination, the right doctrine, the right interpretation, and the right answers.
But what if we've been measuring the wrong thing?
At the end of your life, I don't think the question will be:
"How much Scripture did you get right?"
Or:
"How many arguments did you win?"
Or:
"How many people did you prove wrong?"
The question will be:
"How much did you learn to love?"
Did you learn to forgive?
Did you learn mercy?
Did you learn compassion?
Did you learn humility?
Did you learn to see the image of God in people who were different from you?
Knowledge has its place. Truth matters.
But knowledge alone doesn't transform a person.
Love does.
The Pharisees knew the Scriptures better than anyone. Yet they missed the very One the Scriptures pointed toward.
You can have perfect theology and still have a hardened heart.
But a heart transformed by love is already moving toward God, because God is love.
Maybe the measure of a life isn't how much we knew.
Maybe it's how much we became.
And maybe salvation isn't about passing a theology exam.
Maybe it's about learning to love.