What is our hope for a more moral future?
Let’s conduct a brief thought experiment centered on this maxim: When we love someone, we love what they love and hate what they hate.
If I love my friend who has cancer, I must love his children and hate his disease. However, this principle is not entirely true for everyone in every circumstance. For example, if I love my alcoholic friend, I must hate the alcohol he loves and love the sobriety he hates. Thus, our maxim unconditionally applies only to our sinless Lord (Hebrews 4:15). Jesus is the only Person who perfectly loves what I should love and hates what I should hate. In short, to live a moral life, I should love Jesus like he loves me and then love others like he loves them.