Unveiling the Son of God in the nations, freeing the masses to announce the same sonship in their world. True Christian faith is not about humanity attempting to win the favor of a deity, or trying to influence the mood of a bad tempered god; it is the revelation of the love of God reconciling a hostile world to himself. Instead of accusing others on the left or the right, Jesus stood in radical solidarity with the problem itself, hardly ever offering specific answers to the problem. Instead, his solidarity and compassion brought healing. Jesus didn’t come to persuade an angry God to be nice toward mankind; he came to persuade an indifferent and hostile humanity about the goodness of God. In today’s religious, environmental, and political climate, our compassionate engagement is urgent and vital. When we experience the reality of our oneness with God, others, and Creation, actions of justice and healing naturally follow.
Bible Verses:
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Ephesians 2:14 – “For he himself is our peace, who has made the two groups one and has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of hostility.”
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Romans 5:10 – “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.”
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Colossians 1:20 – “and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
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Galatians 3:28 – “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
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1 John 4:11 – “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.”
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Micah 6:8 – “He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
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Matthew 25:40 – “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’”
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Romans 12:5 – “So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.”