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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 10:8b-13 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 3:14-4:5 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In Psalm 99, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
In Joshua 5:9-12, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Romans 13:11-14 14:25-33 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
In Luke 12:13-21, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—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.
Isaiah 11:1-10 1-21 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.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Acts 2:1-31 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:17-4:1 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Luke 18:1-8 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Kings 18: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
John 2:1-11 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.