All this is captured in the last few verses of Matt. 5 and the beginning of Matt.6. Jesus said that when you love those who love you, so what. So do the tax collectors and sinners love those who love them. This is a deeper level of love that few of us have experienced. Our church must be undergirded by this deeper type of love.
Love is more than a word.
It is a word that contains other words, like humility, sacrifice, covenant and being other-centered. The goal is not to get them into our church. The goal is to love them and help them in their journey toward the Lord and their discovery of truth. It is a word that says I know who I am, no more and no less. I can be real with you.