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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 10:22-30 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 27:1, 4-9 81:1, 10-16 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Joel 2:23-32 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.
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 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 11:1-45 14:1, 7-14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Job 1–2: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Ephesians 2: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Psalm 139: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Hebrews 2:10-18 Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 12:32-40 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Revelation 1:4-8 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Isaiah 6:1-8 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 15:1-11 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 1:12-17 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
John 10: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
If Luke 13:31-35 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
John 14:23-29 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.