Would the Real Followers of Jesus Please Stand Up?
Chances are if we are not following alongside the kind of people now who followed Jesus then we are probably not following Jesus, but some variety of establishment religion.
Chances are if we are not following alongside the kind of people now who followed Jesus then we are probably not following Jesus, but some variety of establishment religion.
It was Jesus’ extraordinary success, and the ever-present agenda of the world in light of this success, that moved him to flee into the haven of his Father’s fellowship.
The test of Jesus is always to bring us to the end of ourselves, to the places of impossibility, where we finally come to grips with our limitations.
One sign that we are reading the Old Testament with Jesus is when what happened to those two disciples on the road to Emmaus begins to happen for us: a burning heart.
It’s one thing to become friends with another person. It’s quite another to be brought inside of their friendships with others—into their community.
If we would know and do the will of God, we must release our assumptions, let go of our preferences, and renounce all rights to ourselves.