SUMMARY

Pastor Ron DeMoss from Mapes Baptist Church discusses the journey series, focusing on the opposite of love - indifference, using Matthew 25 parables.

INSIGHTS

Indifference is the absence of emotion, life investment, or interest, not hate.
Genuine faith involves a passion for God's fame, people, and mission, warding off indifference.
Indifference leads to isolation, a lack of personal conviction, and a weakened connection to the Holy Spirit.
Indifference is marked by giving no thought to eternity and being insensitive to eternal implications.
Physical proximity to spiritual healing, like the soldiers at the cross, doesn't guarantee soul transformation.
Lukewarmness, depicted in Revelation 3:16, leads to being spit out by God due to indifference.

"The opposite of love is actually indifference."
"Indifference is the existence where a person has no emotion, no life investment, no love, no interest in something."
"Indifference is the absence of emotion not caring either way."
"The sign of a genuine saving faith is a passion for the fame of God, the people of God, and the mission of God."
"Giving no thought to eternity and existence beyond this life."

Indifference, not hate, is the opposite of love; genuine faith involves passion for God's work and people.

Reflect on your passion for God's work and people to avoid indifference.
Consider how lukewarmness can lead to being spiritually spit out; seek fervor in faith.
Evaluate if you are investing your talents for God's kingdom or burying them in indifference.
Take time to ponder eternity and its implications on your life; don't be indifferent.
Seek soul transformation by moving beyond physical proximity to spiritual healing; avoid indifference.