In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

- Jesus, Matthew 7:12 (NRSVUE)

God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them.  Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. Those who say, “I love God,” and hate a brother or sister are liars, for those who do not love a brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.

- 1 John 4:16-21 (NRSVUE)

Resisting Biblicism, Elevating Jesus.

Faithful Resistance is choosing love over fear.

Love thy neighbor - this is Faithful Resistance.

Our natural impulse is to fear our neighbors and those who seek power in this world exploit those fears. 

The Way of Jesus is to love our neighbors, the marginalized, and even our enemies. Love is an act of resistance.

Resistance calls us to believe that those who have been deceived can be redeemed and our belief in redemption keeps our hearts from becoming hardened. When we give up that hope of redemption, we give into fear.

Resistance is not passive. It demands we speak the truth in a world of lies, we love those who would do us harm, and that we do not lose hope. 

Perfect Love casts out all fear.

Join the Faithful Resistance, the Way of Jesus, which is the sum of the Law and the Prophets of Old.