One of my constant themes is how extremely important it is for us to have a fundamental understanding of what Christianity is. Most of us who have been in the Church for a while know a few things: God loves us. Jesus forgives our sins. If you don't believe in Jesus, you will go to hell. We can have a relationship with God. We have these scattered fragments of theological facts, but what we don't often have is an understanding of how it all fits together. I was wondering today what could be more important to the Church than what I am about to talk about? If I could do whatever I wanted, if I could imagine a certain consequence for the Church, if I could have one thing be true, what would it be? I wish the Church today would simply have a clear understanding of what Christianity is. A conversation I had with a man last night at the retreat was about the frustration he was facing with a young woman and a man. young man who was her boyfriend. The young woman was Christian, the young man was not Christian. You can imagine what the first frustration is, right? What is this committed Christian doing with a non-Christian in a relationship? It is forbidden by the Bible, and for very good reasons. 2 Corinthians 5 or 6: “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.