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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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Psalm 71:1-6 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Matthew 3:13-17 Luke 18:1-8, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
2 Peter 1:16-21 80:1-2, 8-19 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Isaiah 12 Psalm 66:1-12 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
In Luke 12:32-40, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Amos 8:1-12 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 10: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Matthew 26:14-27:66 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
If John 14:8-17 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
1 Timothy 6:6-19 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 Timothy 3:14-4:5 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
In Psalm 137, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 18:1-11 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Isaiah 5:1-7 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—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.
Psalm 16 12:18-29 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 11:1-13 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Isaiah 60:1-6 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 1-21 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.