text: Hi, Bill - I think it's interesting that we've moved from the God-the-Just-Judge hermeneutic for the New Testament to a God-is-love hermeneutic that virtually ignore its predecessors. It typically does so largely on the basis of the curious letters of an unknown Presbyter who also develops the idea of God-as-Light, an idea that has not similarly captured the imagination of many westerners. So God is love and anything goes.
  Correct me if I'm wrong but one of the main contributions of the Reformation Churches was to put one's personal decision for (or against) the Gospel back at the center of Christian faith and practice, restoring a balance that had been lost in the Roman Church.
  So my question is: do you think we're moving too far away from that Reformation message and toward a God-is-love message that validates just about anything as long as we say we "love" one another ?  I would love to have this discussion at some point, if anyone is interested. - Monica.