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Was Jesus a radical?
Was Jesus a radical and radically inclusive person?
Why is Biblical Christianity so radical?
What does Jesus say about radical living?
Jan 4, 2022 · Biblical Christianity is in polar opposition to the natural way of living, which means that those who choose Jesus will be considered radical to most. Living a Spirit-filled life is radical because it goes against everything our selfish nature wants and it stands in stark contrast to the world’s way of the flesh.
Dec 24, 2020 · Rather than seeing God exclusively as a moral taskmaster, Jesus understood that the weak and dispossessed often experience God in a different way — as a dispenser of grace,...
Christian radicals in a way are equally as terrifying as those terrorists that fill the nightly news. So what do we do with this Jesus, the radical, the revolutionary? Does commitment to Jesus encourage the negatives we too often see in God’s people? What does the research say?
- Radical Love Requires Treating Others as We Wish to Be Treated (6:31).
- Radical Love Exceeds The World’S Standards of Love (6:32-34).
- Radical Love Shows The Nature of God to People Who Desperately Need Him (6:35).
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If everyone would follow this simple rule, we would have no angry quarrels, no lying, stealing, abusive speech, or violence. Everyone would treat everyone else with respect and kindness, being sensitive to their feelings. It would be heaven on earth! Most of us respond by thinking, “Yes, if my wife and kids would just do what you’re saying, our hom...
Jesus’ point here is that His followers must go far beyond the way that the world loves. Sinners (Jesus means unconverted people who do not regard God) love those who love them (6:32). Sinners do good to those who do good to them (6:33). Sinners lend money to other sinners in order to receive back either the money with interest or other favors (6:3...
Jesus sums up His directives in this verse. When He says that “you will be sons of the Most High,” he does not mean that you become a child of God by your loving deeds, but rather that you prove or show it in that way. We bear His likeness, just as our physical children bear a resemblance to us as parents. God shows His kindness to ungrateful and e...
Sometimes we hear of a lifeguard who risked his life to save someone from drowning. Say you’re the lifeguard, and you’ve been watching a beautiful girl on the beach. She goes in the water, and the undertow begins sucking her out to sea. She calls for help. Will you go to rescue her? Probably you’d be out there in a flash! But let’s say that as you’...
Where do we draw the line between loving a person who has hurt us and breaking contact and moving on? How long must a person stay in a relationship where he/she is being abused?How can we tell when our love is fostering the other person’s irresponsibility? Is it possible to “love too much”?How can you show God’s love to a person who is not open to receiving it?How do we know when to confront? Can a wife confront her abusive husband and yet be loving and submissive? How?Dec 24, 2020 · First-century Christians weren’t prepared for what a truly radical and radically inclusive figure Jesus was, and neither are today’s Christians. We want to tame and domesticate who he was, but Jesus’ life and ministry don’t really allow for it. He shattered barrier after barrier.
Oct 19, 2018 · When Christ called us, He called us to live a radical life. Our allegiance to Him is something that should affect every area of our lives. For instance, Jesus told us to deny ourselves ( Luke 9:23 ), sell all our possessions ( Matthew 19:21 ), give up everything ( Luke 18:24 ), and renounce all things ( Luke 14:33 ). This is a radical calling.
What Does it Mean to be “Radical”? Blog / Produced by The High Calling. A business manager wants to live a radical Christian life—a life for which Jesus will say, “Well done, my good and faithful servant.”
