The Temptation of Certainty
God invites us to live joyously, boldly and freely in the midst of mystery, but we are frequently tempted to grasp for something more tangible and certain.
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Tripping Over an Unimaginable Judgement
When we use the biblical law to reinforce a worldview of sin and punishment, we doom ourselves to live in a judgemental world, a world from which Jesus offers to break us free.
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Resenting Equality
When Jesus exposes our aversion to having others recognised as our equals, he calls us to repent and celebrate God’s generosity to all. The marriage equality debate exposes another frontier of his challenge to us.
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You did what in honour of the Lord?!
Jesus calls us to welcome and honour each other at his table regardless of the disagreements we may have over how to apply biblical teachings.
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Love, Desire and Law
Law typically serves to contain the expression of human desire within safe bounds, but Jesus calls us to follow him in fulfilling the law through radical love and mercy that always seeks reconciliation.
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Recognisably Christian?
Christians are to be known for what they celebrate and affirm and encourage rather than what they are against.
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Sorting Out The Sacrifices
Recognising what sort of sacrifices we are called to make and what sort of sacrifices we are called to refrain from making is crucial to faithfully following the way of Jesus.
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Did Jesus mean to call her that, or was he just having a bad day?
Even for Jesus, and certainly for us, there is sometimes the need to be jolted into the reality of what God’s new revelation of grace is all about.
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Concentrate on the sowing – regardless!
The parable of the sower is not about us and our shortfalls but on the generosity of our Maker – the Prolific Sower.
