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At Odds
We can’t worry about whether our faith in Jesus will offend some people. It will. In fact, in many ways, we may find ourselves at odds with people who don’t know Jesus. Just as Jesus did. Today’s reading from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 107 and 108:
“The first Christians knew that they could not seek the Kingdom of God as long as they, in any way, held on to friendship with the world and the spirit of the age. They could not love the world and all the things in it and love the Lord Jesus at the same time. They were seeking a new social order, following a new ethic, committed to a new King, and drawing on a new power according to a new worldview which, increasingly, they learned by hearing and obeying the Word of God.
“The Kingdom of God, by the Light of the Gospel, is making headway against the darkness of unbelief and sin. And while the tares of wickedness continue to crop up everywhere, the citizens of God’s Kingdom know that they are called to a mission of sowing and cultivating the truth of God in every area of life.
“And as they do so, they encounter the spirit of the age, and know that this spirit must be denied and rejected for the Spirit of the Kingdom to come in power.
“Thus, all who pursue the Kingdom of God must expect that, in many and various ways, their way of life will put them at odds with the prevailing worldviews of their contemporaries…
“Make no mistake about it: As we force ourselves further into the Kingdom of God, we will find ourselves increasingly at odds with the world spirit of our age.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How have you found your faith in Jesus to be “at odds” with the world around you?
2. How does being “at odds” with the world tempt or test us?
If we’re persuaded that the Gospel is true, then it won’t matter if we find ourselves at odds with the world. We will hold fast to Jesus and cling to His Word because we know His Word is truth. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to discuss it. Your copy of The Kingdom Turn is available today in The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post At Odds appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.
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By T. M. MooreWe can’t worry about whether our faith in Jesus will offend some people. It will. In fact, in many ways, we may find ourselves at odds with people who don’t know Jesus. Just as Jesus did. Today’s reading from The Kingdom Turn is found on pages 107 and 108:
“The first Christians knew that they could not seek the Kingdom of God as long as they, in any way, held on to friendship with the world and the spirit of the age. They could not love the world and all the things in it and love the Lord Jesus at the same time. They were seeking a new social order, following a new ethic, committed to a new King, and drawing on a new power according to a new worldview which, increasingly, they learned by hearing and obeying the Word of God.
“The Kingdom of God, by the Light of the Gospel, is making headway against the darkness of unbelief and sin. And while the tares of wickedness continue to crop up everywhere, the citizens of God’s Kingdom know that they are called to a mission of sowing and cultivating the truth of God in every area of life.
“And as they do so, they encounter the spirit of the age, and know that this spirit must be denied and rejected for the Spirit of the Kingdom to come in power.
“Thus, all who pursue the Kingdom of God must expect that, in many and various ways, their way of life will put them at odds with the prevailing worldviews of their contemporaries…
“Make no mistake about it: As we force ourselves further into the Kingdom of God, we will find ourselves increasingly at odds with the world spirit of our age.”
For reflection or discussion
1. How have you found your faith in Jesus to be “at odds” with the world around you?
2. How does being “at odds” with the world tempt or test us?
If we’re persuaded that the Gospel is true, then it won’t matter if we find ourselves at odds with the world. We will hold fast to Jesus and cling to His Word because we know His Word is truth. Share today’s podcast with a friend, then get together to discuss it. Your copy of The Kingdom Turn is available today in The Ailbe Bookstore.
T. M. Moore
The post At Odds appeared first on The Fellowship of Ailbe.