Topic: Salvation

The salvation of the world lies in Jesus’ model of non-retaliation.

In the birth of the baby we see the presence of God in smallness and obscurity, enabling us to see that small beginnings are no obstacle to big visions of the reign of justice and peace and freedom.

Salvation belongs to Christ alone, but those who have fought and died for other forms of salvation are among those with whom Christ identifies himself; fellow victims of the atrocity from which Christ is saving us.

God’s love for us is so great that God will do anything to give us a way out of the self-condemnation and self-destruction of continuing to live in conformity with the world’s ways.

We have become exiled from our destiny as God’s children, but Jesus has been born among us to reveal to us and restore us to that destiny.

There are no passengers in the Kingdom – those who accept the call must go on to clothe themselves in righteousness.

When everything seems to be against us, God will open up for us a way to freedom and life.

Jesus commits himself to the path of redemptive suffering in preference to either fight or flight, and he calls us to follow him in that commitment.

Jesus will be there for us in the midst of the storms, but we are to stay together in his boat rather than jump ship in a misguided “display of faith”.

We are bringing upon ourselves a global catastrophe, but the prophet Joel assures us that ultimately God will save his people.

In Christ, God acts for the salvation of all, and in Christ, we are called to pray for all (even politicians!).

All of us, oppressed and powerful, are invited to act against violence and exploitation, to leave behind the oppressive ways and walk towards a new way of life.