Archive for 2018
A City Worth Loving
What Jonah didn’t realize is that the promises of salvation are not limited to one nation, tribe, people, or language. It’s not an exclusive club with membership limited to the “good people.” God’s grace and forgiveness are intended for the whole world, and they always have been. In order to help Jonah “get this,” God used a very unique object lesson.
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For the first time, Saul realized that God’s love is not conditional upon our obedience. God’s love does not depend on whether or not we are good people, who live good lives. In fact, it is precisely because we are NOT good people and we do NOT live good lives ““ it is precisely because we are sinful – that God sent Jesus in the first place. To live a more perfect life than we could ever live. To die on the cross and pay for every single one of our sins. To rise from the grave and conquer death and open heaven to all who believe.
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Christians are not fighting a battle against the people of our world ““ we’re actually fighting a battle for the people of our world! We’re fighting to relate to them, to build trust with them, to build friendships with them, to show love to them, and ultimately to share with them that God so loved the world he gave his one and only Son, so that whoever believes in him doesn’t have to perish, but shall have eternal life.
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Our sinful minds do not operate on principles of forgiveness and love; they operate on the principle of revenge. “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” It is because of our sin that the world is stuck in a cycle of revenge. It is because of our sin that the world is full of hatred and suffering.
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