Congruence

This past Sunday, part of our lectionary readings came from 1 John 3:16–18 -

“We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us-and we ought to lay down our lives for one another. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.”

Christianity isn’t solely about a declaration that you are a Christian, or saying some kind of prescribed “sinners” prayer, or getting into arguments showing how right you are in your belief about any…