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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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James 1: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 40:1-11 Luke 14:1, 7-14, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Luke 12:32-40 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Isaiah 53: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Hebrews 11: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Galatians 3:23-29 insists that faith means following Jesus, even when it costs—today, not someday.
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 81:1, 10-16 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
In Luke 12:13-21, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Luke 19:1-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
John 12:1-8 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
If 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Numbers 6:22-27 Luke 14:25-33 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Acts 10: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 139: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Luke 22:14-23:56 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Luke 12:49-56 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Daniel 3: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
1 Corinthians 1:1-9 16:1-13 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
If Psalm 66:1-12 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
If Luke 4:21-30 feels unrealistic, it may be because we’ve normalized what Christ calls sin.
Isaiah 6: In the way of Jesus, it doesn’t flatter us—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Revelation 5:11-14 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.