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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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Colossians 1: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
1 Peter 1: In the way of Jesus, it meets us gently—calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19 Timothy 1:12-17 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Isaiah 7:10-16 14 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 27 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
In John 14:23-29, God forms a people who carry peace into conflict—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 3:1-9 66:1-12 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 17:5-10 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Hebrews 1:1-4 Timothy 2:8-15 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Psalm 112:1-10 1:1-4; 2:1-4 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Psalm 95 119:137-144 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Matthew 2:1-12 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 112:1-10 Luke 12:13-21, 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.
Galatians 5:1, 13-25 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.
Galatians 4:4-7 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 refuses a private discipleship; obedience must be visible—today, not someday.
Psalm 130 1:2-10 confronts our violence—if we excuse harm, we haven’t understood Jesus—today, not someday.
John 3: In the way of Jesus, it calls the community to costly discipleship and peaceable witness.
Psalm 119:137-144 calls the community to visible discipleship—Jesus’ way embodied, not merely admired—today, not someday.
Luke 17:5-10 encourages small-faithfulness: the peaceable way is quiet, steady, and strong—today, not someday.
Matthew 3:13-17 Luke 12:13-21, the kingdom is practiced: enemy-love, simplicity, and truth-telling in public—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 18:1-11 invites us to mutual aid—no one follows Jesus alone—today, not someday.