The Bible teaches that God created man and woman subordinate to God, spiritually and socially equal to each other, and as caregivers for creation. But through disobedience, people have replaced God with self, separating themselves from God and each other. How can right relationships be restored? Oftentimes, people accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ, but essentially ignore the demand to let Jesus reign as Lord. The kingdom of God, which includes God's reign in the hearts and lives of those for whom Jesus is Savior and Lord, is the reign of right relationships and includes both the "vertical" and "horizontal" dimensions of the Great Commandment.

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