People being properly related to one another was important to Jesus. He spoke with great clarity about the primacy of human relationships. He wanted good relationships to be maintained. The re-establishment of broken relationships was a central concern. According to his teaching a person who was not properly related to others could not be properly related to God. People loving God by loving each other was of ultimate significance.

We are living in a society which does not stress the primary importance of human relationships. Other things are more important than the ultimate significance of people being properly joined to one another.

For many people "the bottom line" is more crucial. "What is the bottom line?" is commonly asked about almost every concern. For college students, the bottom…