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Radical discipleship, pacifism, and the church as a distinct counter-cultural community.
Key question: “How does this text call the community of faith to live as a distinct, counter-cultural witness to the Kingdom?”
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Romans 8:6-11 11:1-13 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
John 2:1-11 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
In Psalm 82, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Amos 7:7-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
John 1: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Matthew 28:1-10 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
James 5:7-10 Timothy 1:1-14 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 18:1-8 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Isaiah 11:1-10 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 97 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 1 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 8:26-39 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Exodus 34:29-35 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Joel 2:23-32 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 24:13-35 Luke 18:1-8, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Philippians 2:5-11 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 20:19-31 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:17-4:1 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.