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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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Mark 1:9-15 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
Isaiah 2:1-5 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Exodus 24:12-18 Philemon 1-21 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Isaiah 2:1-5 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 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.
2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Colossians 1:15-28 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Matthew 24:36-44 Luke 12:49-56 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Isaiah 52:7-10 15:1-10 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 calls us to faithful obedience rooted in God's enduring truth and mercy.
John 11:1-45 14:1, 7-14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Nehemiah 4: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Haggai 1:15b-2:9 13:1-8, 15-16 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 2:1-16 Hebrews 12:18-29, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Luke 12:32-40 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
John 14:23-29 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Daniel 3: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 104:24-34, 35b calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—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.
Revelation 22: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Acts 9:36-43 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.