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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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1 Corinthians 13: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
In Luke 14:1, 7-14, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Romans 10:8b-13 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
James 1: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Colossians 1:15-28 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Galatians 3: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
In Isaiah 60:1-6, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:14-29 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 1:1-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Romans 8:6-11 11:1-13 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
In Psalm 107:1-9, 43, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
James 2: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Luke 21:5-19 1 Timothy 6:6-19, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Revelation 7:9-17 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Micah 6: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Isaiah 5:1-7 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
If Luke 6:27-38 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Matthew 4:1-11 50:1-8, 22-23 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 138 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Psalm 66:1-12 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Isaiah 9:1-4 14:1, 7-14 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 1:4-10 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Isaiah 11:1-10 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Matthew 1:18-25 119:137-144 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.