is revealed at Christ’s return, when even the church will be judged on how well it integrates its faith with good works. The statement of the spiritual problem is that you have forsaken your first love. The catchphrase, first love, is best understood in theological terms and according to the Johannine tradition. In this light, love and truth form the single, integral reality of real Christianity. Specifically, the theological core, or “logos,” of Johannine Christianity is that God is love and truth,
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