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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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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.
In Luke 12:13-21, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Acts 10:34-43 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:10-18 29:1, 4-7 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:17-23 139:1-6, 13-18 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 15:1-10 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Luke 2:15-21 5:1-7 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Numbers 6:22-27 18:1-11 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
2 Timothy 1:1-14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Luke 10:25-37 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
In 2 Kings 5:1-14, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
Mark 16:1-8 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
1 Samuel 16:1-13 15:1-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 1 Timothy 6:6-19, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1:3-9 Luke 18:1-8, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Isaiah 52:7-10 Timothy 3:14-4:5 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Philippians 3:17-4:1 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Exodus 34:29-35 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
2 Samuel 7: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Philippians 2:5-11 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Romans 15:4-13 Luke 16:1-13, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.