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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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Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Galatians 6:1-16 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Hebrews 1:1-4 2:6-15 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
1 Timothy 2:1-7 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
If 2 Timothy 2:8-15 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
In 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Hebrews 1:1-4 Timothy 2:8-15 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Luke 12:13-21 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Colossians 3: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 8 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 16:1-13 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
In Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 130 1:2-10 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 2:1-11 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Philippians 2:5-11 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Ezekiel 37: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Corinthians 12:12-31a encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Proverbs 1: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Timothy 1:12-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Luke 6:17-26 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.