Still Unfolding Today: If Jesus was right, the one true God wasn’t just for the
descendants of Abraham anymore. Belief in, relationship with, and experience of
the one true God was to permeate the whole world, like yeast slowly rising in
bread, or like seeds subtly planted in the soil. The time had come to open the
doors to everyone. There would be a thousand problems, Jesus said. It would be
messy, with plenty of mistakes and no shortage of opposition. It would take
time, a long time. But they should not give up until every person hears the
“good news” that God loves them all, wants to welcome them into His family, and
wants to involve them in the ongoing spiritual story of the human race.
The New Testament concludes with the story of
the spread of that message and the creation of faith communities all over the
Mediterranean world. And that story continues to unfold today.
So true. And yes, sometimes being Jesus to people can get messy. so roll up the sleeves, loosen the neckties, and let's get dirty!
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