Orthodoxy and Orthopraxy
We talk a lot about doctrinal heresy—and it is a vital issues that we must address.
Orthodoxy—right belief—is essential.
We seem to talk less about relational heresy.
Orthopraxy—right relationships, right living—is equally essential.
We talk even less about right relationships while talking about right doctrine. This runs counter to God’s all-sufficient Word, which commands us to guard our hearts against relational heresy.
The Greatest Command: Love/Orthopraxy
The Bible consistently emphasizes God’s greatest commandment—love.
Matthew 22:35-40: “‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.’”
See the end of this post for a small sampling of all the times the Bible teaches about the greatest commandment—love.[i] You will see that love: is the greatest commandment; is the royal law; is the most important commandment; fulfills the whole law; summarizes the whole law.
Wrong Relationships When Addressing Right Doctrine: Relational Heresy
Again, sadly, we rarely talk about right relationships while talking
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