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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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John 12:1-8 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Acts 10: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
If Luke 12:49-56 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Genesis 9:8-17 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
Matthew 5–7: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Isaiah 12 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Mark 1:9-15 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Isaiah 49:1-7 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Luke 12:49-56 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 98 Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
2 Peter 1:16-21 14:25-33 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 49:1-7 Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Daniel 3: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Corinthians 15:51-58 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 2:1-5 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Exodus 24:12-18 Philemon 1-21 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Micah 6: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 119:97-104 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 81:1, 10-16 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
John 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.