A Word to the Wise: Faithfulness amid the Culture War, J. D. Greear
J. D. says, “My primary assignment isn’t to build a nation but to be a faithful witness to Jesus.”
Recently, he published a book, Everyday Revolutionary: How to Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World. “It’s possible to be faithful and true in everything we say on every public issue and still be unfaithful in the mission of Jesus.
Jesus’s mission, you see, was more than just the proclamation of truth; it was the ministry of reconciliation. Jesus spent his energy befriending sinners, bringing them back to God, not just establishing cultural beachheads. That meant he backed out of some important discussions to better focus on the essential one—he “solved” for reconciling sinners to God through the preaching of his gospel. In his day-to-day encounters, he seemed less concerned with saving a nation than he was with saving individuals.
If we’re his followers, that will be true of us too.”
Learn more here: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/faithfulness-amid-culture-war/
J. D. says, “My primary assignment isn’t to build a nation but to be a faithful witness to Jesus.”
Recently, he published a book, Everyday Revolutionary: How to Transcend the Culture War and Transform the World. “It’s possible to be faithful and true in everything we say on every public issue and still be unfaithful in the mission of Jesus.
Jesus’s mission, you see, was more than just the proclamation of truth; it was the ministry of reconciliation. Jesus spent his energy befriending sinners, bringing them back to God, not just establishing cultural beachheads. That meant he backed out of some important discussions to better focus on the essential one—he “solved” for reconciling sinners to God through the preaching of his gospel. In his day-to-day encounters, he seemed less concerned with saving a nation than he was with saving individuals.
If we’re his followers, that will be true of us too.”
Learn more here: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/faithfulness-amid-culture-war/
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To the praise of His glory,
Ray
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